Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Co. says it’s determined to promote traditional “land uses and habitats” during and after the expected 50-year life of its planned aggregate quarry at Black Point, near Canso, Nova Scotia.
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Permitting Update: Minnesota
Since the early 20th century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the Mississippi River annually to keep the channel open for boats, ships and barges.
Read MorePermitting Update: Montana
Sand and gravel company TMC Inc. is moving forward with its application for a gravel pit, while nearby residents are lodging comments and raising concerns over the potential impacts on the local environment, traffic, water wells, air, their health and even the aesthetics of the area.
Read MorePermitting Update: Alberta, Canada
All of the facets in the politics of gravel were on full display during a two-day property rights tribunal this week, involving landowners adjacent to proposed and active pits just north of Cochrane, Rocky View County (RVC), and McNair Sand and Gravel Ltd.
Read MoreGranite Begins Public Comment Period on Utah Parley’s Canyon Project
Granite has received approval from the Utah Department of Air Quality (UDAQ) to begin the public comment period as part of Granite’s Parleys I-80 South Quarry small mine air permit application. During this rigorous application process, the application undergoes a comprehensive 30-day comment period, allowing the public to provide valuable input.
Read MoreCalifornia Proposes Permitting Reforms
May 24, 2023 – According to the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued broad proposals to expedite permitting for infrastructure projects. The package of reforms include an executive order and 11 legislative changes. The executive order, which takes effect immediately, creates an Infrastructure Strike Team for projects with significant challenges; a Task Force to assist with…
Read MoreMichigan Legislation Would Move Aggregates Permitting Authority to State
Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation that would transfer permitting and oversight of sand and gravel mines from local governments to the state, according to Mlive.com.
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Dec. 12, 2022 – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says that Northern Filter Media has operated just south of Muscatine, Iowa, for more than a hundred years, processing sand and gravel to be used in municipal water treatment plants and for other purposes. In 1985, the company installed a new burner in its dryer. The dryer was subsequently renovated in…
Read MoreU.S. Chamber Welcomes New Federal Focus on Permitting Process
The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is making a once-in-a-generation investment in America’s infrastructure and competitiveness that will create good-paying union jobs, grow our economy, invest in communities, combat climate change, and help lower costs for families, according to a release from the White House.
Read MorePermitting Battle
June 18, 2021 – Martin Marietta Materials Inc. has petitioned the Colorado Supreme Court to review a state Court of Appeals ruling in favor of Save Our St. Vrain Valley, an ecological activist coalition that’s been working to keep the company from mining gravel on hundreds of acres in the Hygiene area west of Longmont, according to media reports.
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