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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

What the Trump victory means for the aggregate industry

Aggregate producers have a lot to absorb as they look toward the next four years, but the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's (NSSGA) Mike Johnson offers some clarity on the road ahead for the industry in an exclusive interview with P&Q. Keep Reading

NSSGA, Smithsonian partner for education program

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and the Smithsonian Institute partnered to engage young people in geology and aggregate. Keep Reading

House committee deems WOTUS ‘flawed’

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee determined that the process that led to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule was flawed. Keep Reading

Clinton, Trump on transportation infrastructure

Transportation infrastructure hasn’t exactly driven the presidential campaign, but both candidates have articulated their positions on the issue. Keep Reading

MSHA’s Merrifield to retire

Neal Merrifield, metal/nonmetal administrator at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), announced plans to retire. Keep Reading

NSSGA, Wildlife Habitat Council renew partnership

NSSGA and the Wildlife Habitat Council renewed their partnership, which focuses on the enhancement and restoration of wildlife habitats at aggregate operations. Keep Reading

Institute of Quarrying appoints new president

The Institute of Quarrying named Miles Watkins as its new president following the completion of the outgoing president’s two-year tenure. Keep Reading

Congress to put off transportation funding increases

Members of Congress are likely to go home and campaign for re-election without giving transportation departments the ability to plan for infrastructure, NSSGA reports. Keep Reading

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