Category: DANews

Trump’s 2020 State of the Union – What Might We Hear?

By Nile Elam NSSGA Director, Government Affairs This evening President Trump will deliver his last State of the Union speech before we hit the highly anticipated 2020 elections in November This speech could not happen at a more surreal time.  If you have watched any part of the news cycle recently, you’ll recall that Trump…

House Democrats Unveil Their Infrastructure Principles

By Nile Elam NSSGA Director, Government Affairs After months of anticipation, Democratic leadership in the House unveiled their infrastructure framework late last week, which included priorities, goals and costs.   Speaker Pelosi announced the initiative in tandem with House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), House Ways & Means Committee (W&M) Chairman Richard…

Tell your Member of Congress to support the ROCKS Act!

Contact your Representative in Washington here to urge them to support legislation that is important to the aggregates industry. The ROCKS Act establishes a working group of federal, state and local stakeholders to examine the use of aggregates and institute a federal policy to ensure continued access to this essential building resource.  As the assaults on the…

WOTUS REPLACEMENT RULE AT WHITE HOUSE

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) final rule to replace the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule is now at the White House to undergo interagency review. This is the final step before the final rule is released. While the final contents of the rule will not be known until EPA releases the rule to the public, this…

Fall Regulatory Agenda Released

The Trump administration released its updated agenda of pending regulations and ongoing regulatory rollbacks. The agenda does not include all expected actions, but it does provide projected dates on agency priorities for the coming year. The deadlines listed are dependent on numerous factors and rules, and actions can be delayed. Major Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…

Mark Williams: NSSGA’s Environmental Leadership Award Recipient

  Mark Williams, environmental manager with Luck Companies, received the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s 2019 Environmental Leadership Award. The award recognizes an individual who has made exemplary contributions to the industry’s environmental responsiveness, is involved with NSSGA’s environmental programs and has direct day-to-day involvement with his company’s environmental affairs.   The Environmental Leadership…

NSSGA Makes Big Strides in Digital Reach During Legislative & Policy Forum

Hundreds of people from aggregates operations across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., this week during this year’s Legislative & Policy Forum. NSSGA members had a record 295 Congressional meetings during Hill Day and furthered relationships with a number of key lawmakers. While these meetings were taking place, NSSGA ran ads on the homepage of…

Rocking Capitol Hill

Today was Hill Day at the Legislative & Policy Forum!  NSSGA members had a record 295 meetings with Congressional offices in a single day.    Ads Support Hill Day and NSSGA Members  To support our members making the case to Congress, NSSGA ran digital ads on the homepage of The Hill.com today.  The advertisements ask…

Podcast: Have a Good Meeting with Lawmakers

There are a few simple things that allow for positive meetings with your members of Congress. In this episode of NSSGA’s podcast, experts highlight ways to have successful meetings with your elected officials.  “You are the expert. They find your time valuable to their day,” said Mike Gula, of D.C. firm Gula and Graham. “But…

MSHA Announces 2017 Workplace Exam Rule Reinstatement

In an unexpected development, on Sept. 27, 2019, MSHA notified stakeholders that the 2017 Workplace Exam rule will be reinstated on Sept. 30, 2019. While the rule will be effective immediately, MSHA will use the first 90 days following the effective date to fully implement the rule. The agency will also hold informational stakeholder meetings…