The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its scientific report on the impacts from hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water resources, which provides states and others the scientific foundation to better protect drinking water resources in areas where hydraulic fracturing is occurring or being considered. The report, done at the request of Congress, provides scientific evidence that hydraulic fracturing activities…
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Heartland Institute Releases Sand Policy Study
The Heartland Institute has released the fifth in its series of policy studies authored by Mark Krumenacher and Isaac Orr, “Comprehensive Regulatory Control and Oversight of Industrial Sand (Frac Sand) Mining.”
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• The possibility of a renewed demand for western Wisconsin’s frac sand in 2017 was discussed on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The West Side” program on Dec. 12 on 88.3 WHWC-FM/ Menomonie-Eau Claire and 88.7 WRFW-FM/ River Falls. Host Rich Kremer was joined by guests Rich Budinger, operations manager for Fairmont Santrol, and Samir Nangia, a director of consulting with IHS Energy…
Read MoreAggregates Production Dips in Third Quarter; Higher for Year
An estimated 687 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2016, a slight decrease compared with that of the third quarter of 2015. The estimated production for consumption in the first nine months of 2016 was 1.78 billion metric tons (Gt), an increase of…
Read MoreIronDirect’s On-Line Product Demo
Dec. 12. 2016 – On December 15 at 10 a.m. EST, IronDirect is hosting a product demonstration at its Customer Experience Center in Asheville, N.C. During the event, the company will showcase its full line of value-priced excavators, wheel loaders and bulldozers, as well as offer a peek at its Paladin attachment lineup, Case tractor and Miskin scraper. The event will…
Read MoreWIIN Act Allots Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects
The Water Infrastructure Improvements Act for the Nation (WIIN) Act, formerly known as the Water Resources Development Act or WRDA, cleared the U.S. Senate by a vote of 78 to 21 after passing the U.S. House of Representatives last week. The bipartisan bill now heads to President Obama’s desk for his signature.
Read MoreConstruction Spending Ticks Upward
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during October 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,172.6 billion, 0.5 percent (±1.5 percent) above the revised September estimate of $1,166.5 billion. The October figure is 3.4 percent (±1.8 percent) above the October 2015 estimate of $1,134.4 billion.
Read MoreIronDirect Opens 100-Acre Customer Experience Center
IronDirect, which offers a convenient online platform for construction equipment buyers to acquire machines, attachments, parts and services, announced the grand opening of a 100-acre customer experience center in Asheville, N.C. The state-of-the-art facility offers prospective customers, dealers and sales partners the opportunity to operate and evaluate premium and value-priced equipment from brands such as Paladin, Berco, Lonking, Shantui and…
Read MorePostle Industries Hard Surfacing Wires
Hardface Technologies (by Postle Industries) introduced two austenitic manganese hard surfacing wires. Postalloy 2865-FCO is a flux-cored open-arc wire that deposits a fully austenitic alloy with a much higher chromium content compared to typical manganese alloys. It can be used equally well for joining and buildup/surfacing of carbon, low alloy and manganese steels. Weld deposits have an excellent combination of…
Read MoreLaHood, Rendell Affirm Need for Long-Term Infrastructure Plan
Former Transportation Secretary and Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) and former Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Pa.), wrote a letter staking out the position of the organization Building America’s Future with regard to future transportation funding. The letter was sent to President-elect Donald Trump.
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