Cemex announced its participation in multiple government-sponsored sustainability initiatives, securing funding from state and federal programs to deploy several lower-emission vehicles across its U.S. footprint. This investment is a crucial step in the company’s ongoing efforts to decarbonize its operations, the company stated.
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Drummond Dolomite Receiving $10.1 Million in Federal Funding
According to an article from WCMU public media, a limestone quarry on Drummond Island in the eastern Upper Peninsula in Michigan is receiving $10.1 million in federal funding to upgrade its operations.
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Oct. 23, 2024 – The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association reported that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated nearly $4 billion to improve California’s transportation infrastructure. These projects include improving and enhancing safety in coastal rail lines, bridges, highways and more. Some of the projects include “improvements for locations along the coastal LOSSAN (Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo) rail corridor, four…
Read MoreMSHA Announces up to $1M in Brookwood-Sago Safety Grants
The U.S. Department of Labor announced up to $1 million in funding available in Brookwood-Sago grants to support the delivery of education and training to the nation’s mining community to help them identify, avoid and prevent unsafe and unhealthy working conditions.
Read MoreMSHA Announces $10.5 Million Funding Availability for Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is making $10.5 million in grant funding available to help provide mine safety training for the nation’s miners.
Read MoreAASHTO Warns Congress on Potential Highway Funding Lapse
March 4, 2024 – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials sent a letter to Congressional leaders on Feb. 26 requesting action to prevent a “potential lapse of critical highway funds” provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA at the end of the current fiscal year. AASHTO said the lapse risk is driven by the unprecedented growth of…
Read MoreMissouri Governor Details Funding
Jan. 26, 2024 – The Missouri Limestone Producers Association reported that Gov. Mike Parson’s final State of the State address had some big items for the limestone and mining industries:
Read MoreU.S. Department of Labor Announces $1 Million in Mine Safety Grants
The U.S. Department of Labor announced $1 million in grants to nine organizations in seven states to support education and training initiatives that will help identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s mines.
Read MoreFeds Fund Transportation, Add Flexibility
Jan. 5, 2023 – The California Construction and Industrial Minerals Association (CalCIMA) reports that with the President’s signature on the recently passed Omnibus Spending bill, it ensures that funds for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will go to state and local governments this year. In addition, the legislation adds an amendment from Sens. Alex…
Read MoreBiden Calls for Gas Tax Holiday; Industry Balks
President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until the end of September, framing the move as necessary to provide relief to American consumers.
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