Waters of the United States rule
Regulatory measures to keep an eye on this year
A target date was set for the Environmental Protection Agency to release a proposed rewrite of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule, but that's not the only rule aggregate producers should be watching. Keep Reading
Supreme Court makes decision on WOTUS challenges
According to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, the court's decision should be helpful in future Clean Water Act challenges as the Trump administration strives to rework the Waters of the United States rule. Keep Reading
P&Q Roundtable attendees talk ramping down regulations
The Waters of the U.S. rule and other restrictions on aggregate producers drove discussions at this year's Pit & Quarry roundtable. Keep Reading
Trump seeks aggregate industry input for regulations
In one of President Trump's orders, he asked the aggregate industry for which regulations to target, the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association reports. Keep Reading
Trump orders EPA to reconsider WOTUS rule
President Donald Trump is expected to order the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review and reconsider the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Keep Reading
Congressional bills include WOTUS block
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would block the implementation of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Keep Reading
President Obama vetoes Congress WOTUS disapproval
President Barack Obama vetoed a bipartisan congressional resolution, S.J.Res 22, that formally denounced the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, reports the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). The WOTUS rule would dramatically expand the U.S. Environmental Protection… Keep Reading
Bipartisan House vote disapproves EPA’s waters rule
The U.S. House of Representatives denounced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through S.J.Res 22, which passed 253 to 166. The rule would expand EPA jurisdiction over U.S. waters considerably. This Congressional Review… Keep Reading
13 states temporarily shielded from waters rule
A federal district court judge granted a preliminary injunction that blocked the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule from taking effect on Aug. 28 for 13 states, reports the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). The U.S. Environmental Protection… Keep Reading
