NSSGA presented a webinar from the K&L Gates legal webinar series on Wednesday, October 11. This webinar provided the latest developments on Environmental Justice (EJ) nationally, including the expansion of EJ efforts federally and in states throughout the country, along with practical tips and considerations to effectively manage the current regulatory landscape. The speakers were Brian Montag, Gail Conenello and Cliff Rothenstein, all with K&L.
This webinar features a focused discussion on advancing Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR) testing methods to improve reliability, correlation and industry relevance. Dr. Leandro Sanchez, Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa and Chair of ACI Committee 221 on Aggregates, shared insights into the precision and accuracy of current ASR test methods and their correlation with long-term field exposure blocks.
NSSGA hosted its last member-exclusive policy webinar ahead of the November elections. In this recording, you will hear from top political experts about the latest election developments, how to execute your voting plan and a post-election outlook on what a Biden administration may mean for your business.
This webinar goes over the basics, pitfalls, changes and tips of ESA, including the recent long eared bat listing.
NSSGA's GARA team held the first Policy Briefing Webinar of 2024. After the winter holidays, things are heating up on Capitol Hill. Government funding measures and regulatory changes like the Air Emissions Reporting Rule and the Powered Haulage Rule are at play. Listen in for an update from the team about what's happening on the Hill and with ROCKPAC and upcoming elections.
Join us at our annual ROCKPAC 101 webinar to learn more about ROCKPAC's mission, contribution criteria and the value it adds to NSSGA's advocacy efforts. Our staff will also give overviews of ROCKPAC's recent successes and the political fundraising landscape, followed by time for Q&As.
NSSGA co-hosted its latest Health and Safety webinar with NIOSH and PCA. Health and safety experts Dr. Jessica Kogel and Dr. Emily Haas from NIOSH discussed the CDC’s coronavirus guidelines for mining workplaces and how the hierarchy of controls can be used to select appropriate actions for the worksite.
In recent years, some concrete cracking at the foundation level of homes and commercial buildings in Connecticut has been associated with Pyrrhotite*. As a result, state legislation has been put forward to protect homeowners and federal funding has been provided for research. Massachusetts is also looking to adopt policies over concerns with Pyrrhotite. In the absence of direct and practical quality control tests to detect and measure Pyrrohtite concentration in aggregates, some of the proposed policies can negatively affect aggregate producers.
Join NSSGA’s GARA team for a Policy Briefing Webinar. Capitol Hill is working on several pieces of legislation with significant domestic and international implications. Additionally, NSSGA is working to share our positions on MSHA's silica rule and powered haulage rule. Like all policy briefings, the GARA team provided updates on key regulatory and legislative activity and answered questions from participants.
NSSGA hosted a Policy Briefing featuring Jeff Small, senior advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, who provided an update on the Department’s efforts to address COVID-19 issues on federal lands and the Trump Administration’s response to the crisis. Along with that, there were policy updates from our Government and Regulatory Affairs staff.