When it comes to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suffice it to say, that the industry has had its fair number of conflicts with the agency over regulations and enforcement. So it is a banner day when we can say that EPA did something good for the industry. On July 16, EPA announced the selection of 38 “Reducing Embodied Greenhouse…
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EPA Selects Heidelberg Materials for Up to $5 Million in Funding for EPD Project
Heidelberg Materials North America has been selected for award negotiation to receive up to $5 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a robust, web-based tool that can help ready-mix concrete, cement and aggregate facilities to quickly produce high-quality Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The grants are part of EPA’s Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for…
Read MoreNSSGA Receives EPA Grant to Advance Aggregates Sustainability
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has been awarded a five-year, $9.65 million grant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), one of 38 grant recipients across the country, “As America continues to build more and upgrade our nation’s infrastructure under President Biden’s leadership, cleaner construction materials like concrete and steel are increasingly essential for the nation’s prosperity,” said…
Read MoreEPA Announces New WOTUS Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in response to a May Supreme Court ruling that curtailed which waters are subject to federal Clean Water Act protections. The revised WOTUS rule breaks from longstanding federal waters protections to require that protected wetlands have a clearer link to waterways like oceans and rivers.…
Read MoreGranite to Tackle Rock Tunnel Project in Akron, Ohio
Granite has been awarded an approximately $215 million contract by the city of Akron, Ohio to construct the Northside Interceptor Tunnel Project (NSIT) to aid in preventing combined sewer overflows from entering the Cuyahoga River during typical storms. Project funding will come from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) and is expected to be included…
Read MoreTargeting Carbon
Market forces rooted in the Buy Clean, Carbon Neutrality, LEED v4 and Net Zero movements have spawned an important new web portal, Construction Materials Carbon Management or (CM)2, at www.cmcarbonmanagement.com. The site was recently launched by SEMCO Publishing, parent company of Rock Products; and will be co-edited by me and Don Marsh, editor of Concrete Products. The portal follows cement,…
Read MoreEnvironmentally Friendly Bio-E.P. Gear Oils Perform Like Synthetics
Renewable Lubricants offers patented, ultimately biodegradable Bio-E.P. Gear Oils, which are ideal lubricating spur, helical, bevel and worm gears subject to heavy loading or shock loading in heavy-duty applications. These environmentally friendly formulations meet or exceed the U.S. Steel 224, AGMA 9005-E02, DIN 51517 Part 3, ISO 12925-1 CKD, David Brown DB S1.53.101 and Cincinnati Machine performance requirements. In addition…
Read MoreNSSGA, ARTBA Appeal to Supreme Court on Clean Water Act
Confusing rules promulgated by federal agencies under the Clean Water Act (CWA) are hurting the transportation construction sector’s ability to deliver infrastructure improvements that benefit all Americans, according to an amicus brief filed April 13 with the U.S. Supreme Court by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). In the brief,…
Read MoreStanding Tall
Hubacz-Kiley Flips The Script On Community Outreach, Noting Operators Should Be Proud Of What They Produce. By Therese Dunphy Historically speaking, aggregate producers have kept a low profile, operating under the philosophy that out of sight equals out of mind. But the time for such an outlook has long passed. “There’s no reason for us to hide because we’re not…
Read MoreNSSGA Warns EPA on Risk Assessment Process
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) submitted preliminary comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning a forthcoming process that the agency will use to conduct chemical risk assessments. This process will determine if and how EPA will attempt to further regulate common rock dust.
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