EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox recently joined agency colleagues, state and local officials to kick off the Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary celebration tour. Culminating in mid-October, it will highlight waters that are essential to healthy people, vibrant ecosystems, agricultural productivity, and economic growth, with stops including the Florida Everglades, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, San Francisco Bay and…
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NSSGA’s Hubacz Talks Inflation at T&I Discussion
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Board Chair and President of Bond Construction Corp. Karen Hubacz spoke to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee about the impact of inflation on the aggregates industry.
Read MoreCourt Orders Missouri Mine Owner to Let Inspectors Onsite
A federal district court judge issued an injunction to prevent a Missouri mine operator and its owner from stopping federal inspectors from completing workplace safety inspections now and in the future at the Partridge Sand & Gravel mine in Stone, Mo. The court action follows an incident at the mine on Aug. 17, 2021, when inspectors with the U.S. Department…
Read MoreFully Fund the IIJA
The American Public Works Association (APWA) urged Congress to fully appropriate funds for the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which President Biden signed into law.
Read MoreInfrastructure Vote Called Off; Short-Term Extension Passed
The Senate has approved a short-term extension of transportation programs, sending to President Biden stopgap legislation after the House again delayed a vote on a more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
Read MoreImportant Infrastructure Update
Sept. 29, 2021 – Despite what you might be reading in the national news media, the infrastructure bill winding its way through Congress is not dead in the water and being held hostage by both far-left and far-right detractors on either side of the aisle. Information filtering out of Washington this morning indicates that the bill will come to the floor…
Read MoreNSSGA Members Advocate for Aggregates on Capitol Hill
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) hosted its Legislative & Policy Forum (LPF) in Washington, D.C., Sept. 26-29 in a hybrid event format. NSSGA members conducted more than 100 meetings with members of Congress and their staffs to advocate for the priorities of the aggregates industry: chief among those is a final push for infrastructure investment. This LPF and Hill Day timing…
Read MoreProblem Solvers Caucus Proposes Gas Tax Increase
The House Problem Solvers Caucus released a new report of bipartisan policy recommendations to build a strong, successful 21st century infrastructure network for America.
Read MoreThe Biden Proposal
April 2, 2021 – President Joe Biden’s eight-year infrastructure plan is nothing if not ambitious. The proposal – part of The American Jobs Plan – would spend $621 billion on roads, bridges, public transit, rail, ports, waterways, airports and electric vehicles in the service of improving air quality, reducing congestion and limiting greenhouse gas emissions. I like roads and bridges part of…
Read MoreChamber, BPC Call for Infrastructure Bill by Fourth of July
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) along with more than 300 national and local organizations sent a letter to members of the United States Congress, urging them to enact a fiscally and environmentally responsible infrastructure package by the Fourth of July that stimulates the economy and improves the quality of life for every American.
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