FIRST LOOK – JUNE 2018

TOP NEWS Vulcan Achieves First-Quarter Success Vulcan Materials Co. announced that first-quarter earnings from continuing operations increased 23 percent year-over-year to $53 million on a 9 percent increase in total revenues. Summit Materials Reports Revenue Increase Summit Materials Inc. announced that net revenue increased by 11.9 percent to $289.9 million in the first quarter 2018, versus $259.0 million in the…

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Federal Judge Blocks WOTUS Rule in 11 States

On June 8, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia blocked the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in 11 states, making it void in 24 states total. The judge’s decision that the 2015 rule violated federal law, including the Clean Water Act and the Administrative Procedure Act, supports NSSGA’s long-standing opinion of WOTUS.

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