Electric car sales are increasing every year, more and more cities are using electric buses, and the first generation of electric trucks is hitting the highways – when it comes to electromobility, a lot of the early progress has been seen on the roads.
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Marijuana Consumption Skews Workforce Drug Test Positivity Rates
The COVID-19 pandemic did not dampen workforce drug testing positivity for marijuana, which continued to increase last year in the general U.S. workforce, according to a new Quest Diagnostics analysis. Based on seven million-plus urine drug tests collected between January and December 2020, the overall rate of 4.4% was down only slightly in 2020 versus 2019, whose 4.5% level marked…
Read MoreNSSGA Launches Redesigned Website
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) launched a newly redesigned and modernized website: NSSGA.org. The launch culminates an 18-month process to evaluate the content needs of its members, stakeholders and policymaker audiences, and to create a site that meets those objectives.
Read MoreInfrastructure Talks at Crossroads
June 2, 2021 – President Biden will sit down with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today as his infrastructure negotiations with Republicans enter a critical and potentially final week. Administration officials have signaled this is a make-or-break week on bipartisan negotiations, with Biden hoping to pass an infrastructure bill with or without Republicans by the end of the summer. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg…
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