Category: Policy Matters
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The EPA Answers Your Questions About Asphalt EPDs
Over the last few years, the genesis of the environmental product declaration (EPD) within the asphalt industry, as well as its continued rise in importance for producer and pavers who work on Federal and State infrastructure projects. However, outside of the meetups organized by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), there are still a lot…
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Why This New Republican Bill Won’t Save The Highway Trust Fund
Discussions about the insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) have been happening since the early 2000s, and I wrote in 2023 how the booming EV market was going to make matters worse. While several committee hearings were held during the Biden administration, neither the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) nor the Inflation Reduction…
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Arizona Congressman Sponsors Bill To Abolish OSHA
On January 3, 2025, Andy Biggs (R – AR – 5) introduced a new, if exceedingly brief, piece of legislation that would result in the abolition of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Its formation was the result of the Occupation Safety and Health Act, signed into being by former Republican President Richard Nixon on…