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Workplace exams rule to be implemented despite opposition
The Mine Safety & Health Administration issued a final rule for workplace examinations that will go into effect this spring despite opposition from the mining industry. Keep Reading
Industry awaits next MSHA chief, policy changes
With 2016 in the past, the industry turns its attention to a new year and the many policy developments the incoming Trump administration is expected to bring. Keep Reading
Main looks forward, back as a new MSHA era dawns
Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), reflected on his seven years at the agency during a teleconference with reporters. Keep Reading
New EPA head tapped by Trump
President-elect Donald Trump plans to appoint Scott Pruitt, attorney general of Oklahoma, to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Keep Reading
Overtime rule scheduled to take effect this week now delayed
A Texas judge issued an injunction on the final overtime rule by the U.S. Department of Labor. Keep Reading
Regulations to watch amid the presidential transition
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association is monitoring several developments in the regulatory arena as the presidential transition approaches. Keep Reading
Report: MSHA’s civil penalties reform effort over
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is no longer seeking to reform the system by which civil penalties are assessed against mining operations. Keep Reading
Nye explores road ahead for US infrastructure
Martin Marietta's Ward Nye joined the hosts of CNBC's "Power Lunch" to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to invest in U.S. infrastructure. Keep Reading
New Senate leadership includes infrastructure advocates
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will have a new chairman and ranking Democrat, reports the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. Keep Reading
