Category: DANews

NSSGA Encouraged by House T&I Committee Markup on the INVEST in America Act

June 19, 2020 CONTACT: Kerry Lynch/ Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1072, klynch@nssga.org                  NSSGA Encouraged by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Markup on the INVEST in America Act ALEXANDRIA, VA – After a two-day markup, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee advanced H.R. 2, the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation…

NSSGA Commends Sen. Mike Rounds on Leadership of 25 Senators in Urging Support of State DOTs

June 17, 2020 CONTACT: Kerry Lynch / Chuck Fuqua (703) 526-1072, klynch@nssga.org                    NSSGA Commends Sen. Mike Rounds on Leadership of 25 Senators in Urging Support of State DOTs ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s President and CEO Michael W. Johnson issued the following statement applauding Senator Mike Rounds…

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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…