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Transportation bill funding generated from variety of sources
Since Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the transportation bill, NSSGA indicates a number of people have asked how the bill is being funded at $52 billion per year when that amount is significantly more than the total amount… Keep Reading
Transportation bill passed in nick of time
With the transportation bill just hours away from expiring, Congress passed a $105 billion bill Friday that keeps transportation funding at current levels for another two years. Because the bill passed the House, 373-52, and the Senate approved it, 74-19,… Keep Reading
NSSGA supporting EPA’s air quality standard proposal
NSSGA is endorsing its support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to retain the current coarse particulate national ambient air quality standard. “If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were to proceed with reducing the current standard by half, as had… Keep Reading
Main says enhanced enforcement strategies are working
Despite a number of challenges confronting the mining industry over the past two and a half years, MSHA Assistant Secretary Joseph Main says the actions being taken by the agency and many in the industry are moving mine safety and… Keep Reading
MSHA promoting summer water safety through program
MSHA, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) are collaborating to promote summer water safety through the Stay-Out and Stay-Alive program. Now in its 14th year, the program warns outdoor enthusiasts, ATV… Keep Reading
MSHA announces results of impact inspections
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that federal inspectors issued 335 citations, orders and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at eight coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines in April. The coal mines were… Keep Reading
AEM president optimistic on highway-bill passage
After attending the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) fly-in this week in Washington and meeting with members of Congress to urge action on the transportation bill, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater said: "This week in Washington, I had… Keep Reading
OSHA educating about hazards working in heat
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has kicked off a national initiative to educate workers and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors in hot weather. The outreach effort builds on last year’s summer… Keep Reading
NSSGA continues effort to derail federal water guidance
The bipartisan House bill, H.R. 4965, that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing, adopting, implementing, administering or enforcing the Clean Water Jurisdictional Guidance now pending at the Office of Management and… Keep Reading
