NASHVILLE - WAP Sustainability, the leading U.S. provider of life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental product declarations (EPDs) services and tools, with support from the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), is pleased to announce the launch of Theta EPD for Aggregates. 

- Theta Aggregates is the first “EPD on Demand” tool tailored specifically for North American aggregate producers.

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Draft National Ordinary High-Water Mark (OHWM) Manual (manual). NSSGA applauds this extensive compilation of science but is concerned about the lack of clarity about when it should and should not be used. We are especially concerned that it could expand the jurisdictional reach, in conflict with the Supreme Court’s unanimous Sackett ruling and could limit the use of Nationwide Permits (NWPs).

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) respectfully submits these comments regarding the proposal for Revisions to Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR). NSSGA is also a part of the AERR coalition and incorporates those comments by reference. NSSGA urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider this proposal. It will create great hardship for non-major sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA) like aggregates and not provide accurate data for the National Emissions Inventory (NEI).

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) submits these comments in response to the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB or the Board) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in “Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service,” which focuses on providing rail customers with access to reciprocal switching as a remedy for poor service, based around three measures of carrier success or failure, namely: (1) service reliability; (2) service consistency; and, (3) adequacy of local service. NSSGA is the leading voice and advocate for the aggregates industry. NSSGA members use freight rail to

The National Stone, Stand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) submits these comments on the Department of Labor’s (DOL or the Department) proposal to raise the salary threshold for the executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employee exemptions from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). NSSGA represents the aggregates and industrial sand industry, with over 9,000 facilities and more than 100,000 employees in high-paying jobs. As a signatory, NSSGA strongly supports the comments filed by the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (P

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The 2024 Annual Convention and the AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo registration is now open. The March 23-26 meeting will return to the Nashville Omni with AGG1 and the World of Asphalt Show and Conference being held across the street at the Music City Center on March 25-27. 

The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) would like to take this opportunity to provide comments in response to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Exposure Draft, Proposed Accounting Standards Update: Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) – Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. NSSGA members consist of stone, sand and gravel producers; industrial sand suppliers; and the equipment manufacturers and service providers who support them. 

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Ric Suzio, vice president of Suzio York Hill Companies, testified this morning in a House Small Business Committee hearing on the Department of Labor’s burdensome regulations. Representing the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), he shared concerns about the effects of new regulatory rules on his family’s small business.

I am writing on behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) to express our sincere gratitude to you and your committee for holding the upcoming hearing, “Running on Empty: The Highway Trust Fund.” On behalf of our 450 member companies, we applaud your work to examine the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and solutions to address the shortfalls of funding infrastructure projects along with future financing options.

The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) would like to take this opportunity to provide comment in response to the Council of Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”).