National Stone Sand & Gravel Association
Transportation reauthorization going down to wire
It’s well documented that the 112th Congress last year was the least productive Congress in modern U.S. history, passing 80 bills as both Democrats and Republicans rarely compromised. Neither party seems to be budging much anytime soon, but as the… Keep Reading
NSSGA hires vice president of membership
Pamala Bouchard joined NSSGA this week as vice president of membership. Bouchard’s job is to develop and implement the association’s annual membership recruitment and retention programs, conduct activities to promote member participation and new member orientation, and provide timely service to… 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
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
NSSGA to address members’ safety commitment with MSHA
NSSGA will have high-level discussions with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) Joe Main over the next few weeks about issues tied to worker safety and health and compliance. An official meeting is planned for June 6 in… Keep Reading
House, Senate to conference on new highway bill
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an additional 90-day extension of the surface transportation program (from June 30 to Sept. 30) at level funding, setting the stage for a conference with the Senate on a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization… Keep Reading
House may look to change highway bill extension
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) reports that the U.S. House of Representatives could act as early as this Wednesday (Apr. 18) to move forward with a 90-day extension of the surface transportation program (from June 30 to… Keep Reading
Second annual ‘Rally for Roads’ draws hundreds
More than a dozen construction-industry associations, including the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), went to Washington for the second annual Rally for Roads, the nation’s largest transportation funding advocacy rally. In his address to NSSGA’s board of directors… Keep Reading
ROCKPAC donors and recipients
As we move through the year toward the November elections, Pit & Quarry will be reporting on the contributions of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's ROCKPAC political action committee. To date, ROCKPAC has donated $115,500 to congressional candidates – $90,500 to… Keep Reading
