Tag: regulation

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, 2021By

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.

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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

WOTUS on EPA chopping block once again

September 2, 2021By

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.

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Rep. Pete Stauber

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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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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Alexander maintaining a positive outlook regardless of election outcome

October 27, 2020By

Arcosa’s Scott Alexander weighs in with a commentary on the upcoming election.

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Navigable Waters Protection rule replaces WOTUS

June 23, 2020By and

The rule – the final replacement for the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule – went into effect June 22 for most of the U.S.

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Replacement WOTUS rule takes next step

April 21, 2020By

Now published in the Federal Register, the final replacement Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule goes into effect this June.

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Women’s conference brings CRH leaders together

March 30, 2020By

Women from CRH’s businesses gathered in the nation’s capital to discuss workforce development, highway funding and more.

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New definition for WOTUS finally put forth

January 24, 2020By

The new Navigable Waters Protection Rule ends decades of uncertainty over where federal jurisdiction begins and ends.

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