Tag: Biden administration

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Examining flagrant and reckless MSHA violations

March 10, 2021By and

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez compare flagrant and reckless Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) violations, and how those could change under the Biden administration.

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Construction employment down 61,000 in February 2021

March 5, 2021By

Severe weather compounded falling demand for nonresidential construction projects, the Associated General Contractors of America.

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House bill introduced to save mining operations, jobs

January 26, 2021By

The Saving America’s Mines Act will prohibit any administration from unilaterally halting the mining of critical minerals on federal lands where mining is currently permissible.

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Sponsored: Looking back on the Zatezalo era at MSHA

January 25, 2021By and

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran reflects on assistant secretary David Zatezalo’s three-plus years at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), detailing what his legacy there is and what its lasting effects might be.

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Sponsored: Looking ahead to MSHA’s next assistant secretary

January 20, 2021By and

The change in administration means the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) will eventually have a new assistant secretary. When can the industry expect a new MSHA chief to be in place, and what sort of leadership is anticipated?

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What to expect with MSHA’s informal conference process

January 20, 2021By and

With the new presidential administration beginning, there are many changes that can be anticipated at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) – including the agency’s informal conference process.

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With five of the nation’s 13 most populous cities residing in Texas, demand for construction materials in the Lone Star State is, not surprisingly, very high. Photo: Art Wager/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

AEM leaders optimistic about a 2021 infrastructure bill

January 14, 2021By

Leaders at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) addressed infrastructure as a 2021 legislative priority during a virtual press briefing Thursday.

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Sponsored: MSHA’s shifting approach to COVID-19

January 13, 2021By and

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran expects a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard to emerge from the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) soon after Joe Biden takes up the presidency. What might the standard consist of? Doran offers perspective.

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With Joe Biden in the White House and tighter margins in the House and Senate, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association leaders expect a more moderate agenda to be pursued. Photo: lucky-photographer/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

What the industry pathway forward looks like in Washington

January 8, 2021By

With the government in transition, leaders at the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association share what they expect in working with the Biden administration and the next Congress.

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