Trump Signs Orders to Speed Up Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction

The president wants to limit the influence of state governments and the State Department in approving domestic and international pipelines. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/business/energy-environment/trump-oil-gas-pipelines.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

7 Stories Up, a ‘Coping Stone’ Strikes Construction Worker, Killing Him

A 51-year-old man was suspended on a scaffold as he did facade repair work on a brick building in Manhattan when he was hit in the head by a heavy stone slab. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/construction-worker-death-nyc-midtown-east.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Short of Workers, U.S. Builders and Farmers Crave More Immigrants

As a tight labor market raises costs, employers say the need for low-wage help can’t be met by the declining ranks of the native-born. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/business/economy/immigration-labor-economy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss