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Biden’s EPA pick draws reaction
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers was among the first to react to President-elect Joe Biden’s selection for administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Keep Reading
What’s next for silica, air quality and other key issues?
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association provides clarity on the Trump administration’s regulatory agenda and where safety and health issues pertinent to the aggregate industry currently stand. Keep Reading
The industry reacts to the new WOTUS definition
Aggregate producers were quick to weigh in on the Environmental Protection Agency’s replacement Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, which should ease the burden they felt from a previous definition. Keep Reading
New definition for WOTUS finally put forth
The new Navigable Waters Protection Rule ends decades of uncertainty over where federal jurisdiction begins and ends. Keep Reading
EPA, Army repeal four-year-old WOTUS rule
The agencies’ action sets the stage a new 'waters of the United States' (WOTUS) definition that should provide greater regulatory certainty. Keep Reading
MSHA, EPA rules to watch in the months to come
The Trump administration's updated agenda of pending regulations and upcoming regulatory rollbacks offers a glimpse of what's to come with the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Keep Reading
Trump to nominate Wheeler to head EPA
The announcement about Andrew Wheeler, EPA's current administrator, came during a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House. Keep Reading
Addressing America’s workforce training issue
Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Alabama) visited with the industry at the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's Legislative & Policy Forum, stressing the need for new approaches to workforce training. Keep Reading
EPA administrator Pruitt resigns
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned from his position, as announced by President Trump on Twitter. Keep Reading
