Tag: regulation

Luck Companies’ Mark Williams, a former chair of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Environmental Committee, represented the aggregate industry on Capitol Hill during a recent House committee hearing. Photo: Luck Companies

NSSGA member speaks out on WOTUS rule

March 8, 2023 By Kevin Yanik

Luck Companies environmental manager Mark Williams touched on the impact of the new waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule during a recent House committee hearing.

EPA under the Trump administration argued that the Navigable Waters Protection rule ended decades of uncertainty over where federal jurisdiction begins and ends. Photo: P&Q Staff

New WOTUS definition emerges to end 2022

January 1, 2023 By Kevin Yanik

A new ‘waters of the U.S.’ (WOTUS) rule expands Clean Water Act jurisdiction over roadside ditches, and industry stakeholders say it could slow the delivery of transportation projects.

Legislative, regulatory developments to expect in 2023

December 11, 2022 By Michael W. Johnson

Michael Johnson of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association explains what’s on the agenda come January when the next Congress gets underway.

Granite executive addresses Senate committee

November 30, 2022 By Kevin Yanik

Granite Construction Co.’s Gary Johnson touched on a number of industry issues before the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works.

MSHA targeting silica with enforcement initiative

June 27, 2022 By Kevin Yanik

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is implementing an enforcement initiative with the intent of protecting miners from respirable crystalline silica.

With a new administration in power and new regulations coming, Pat Jacomet of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association argues that it’s essential that educational field services be permitted to work alongside producers. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

The aggregate industry braces for regulatory change (Part 2)

September 11, 2021 By P&Q Staff

P&Q’s 2021 Roundtable presented a forum to discuss the greatest shifts – or lack thereof – in the Mine Safety & Health Administration since the onset of the Biden administration.

WOTUS on EPA chopping block once again

September 2, 2021 By Kevin Yanik

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is relooking at the definition of “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS), with developments likely to surface in the months to come.

House bill introduced to save mining operations, jobs

January 26, 2021 By Kevin Yanik

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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What to expect with MSHA’s informal conference process

January 20, 2021 By William Doran and Margo Lopez

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.