NSSGA recognized two Lehigh Hanson aggregate facilities in Texas for their environmental efforts, the company announced. Its Bridgeport Quarry in Chico, Texas, and its Arena Sand & Gravel Plant in Garwood, Texas, both received the NSSGA’s Environmental Excellence Gold Award, the association’s...More>>

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development released Guidelines on Quarry Rehabilitation, which provides practical guidance for managing the impacts of quarrying activities and ensuring that environments are properly revitalized. Led by the Cement Sustainability Initiative, the project...More>>

Lafarge Canada Inc. launched a new range of high standard recycled aggregates called Aggneo, the company announced. Aggneo is a Lafarge Group global initiative with the goal to offer a reliable and sustainable construction solution. Aggneo is a consistent and reliable alternative to virgin...More>>

Employees at Lafarge’s Stonewall Aggregates received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) 23rd Annual Symposium – People, Partnerships and Pathways.More>>

Siemens Industry added another megawatt of solar power to its portfolio as Granite Construction Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Granite Construction Inc., commissioned one of the nation’s first solar-powered aggregate and hot-mix facilities, located in Coalinga, Calif.More>>

In a decision beneficial to the aggregates industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated that it will retain the current coarse particulate (PM10) national ambient air quality standard. According to NSSGA, this is of major importance to members because a reduced standard would...More>>

Lafarge North America kicked off an innovative NetZero energy home (duplex) project on National Precast Day by giving a private media tour at the Lafarge Precast Concrete Plant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The project is in partnership with Stantec and will showcase their support of Habitat for...More>>

John Deere Power Systems’ three models in its lineup of 56 kW (75 hp) to 130 kW (174 hp) off-highway diesel engines have been certified as compliant with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Interim Tier 4, European Union (EU) Stage III B and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions...More>>

Gibraltar Rock announced the sale of 355 acres at its Belle Mead (N.J.) quarry to Somerset County. The quarry is located in Montgomery and Hillsborough townships, three miles north of Princeton, N.J. The land will be preserved in New Jersey’s Green Acres Program. Since 2009, Gibraltar Rock has...More>>

A program in Virginia rewards companies that apply innovative techniques to reclaim land following mining activities and set the bar high with their safety and community outreach programs. The Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Mines,...More>>