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Featured Stories
Behind the scenes of an asphalt plant tour
In Boone, North Carolina, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the start of the day’s site visit for Rep. Virginia…
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Environmental, Health & Safety
Research: PFAS from fire-fighting foams can be immobilized during pavement recycling
New research from the University of Florida (UF) indicates that when pavement materials contaminated by PFAS-containing fire-fighting foams (AFFF) are integrated into…
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Advocacy
Senate approves short-term surface transportation extension
The Senate overwhelmingly passed a short-term extension of expiring surface transportation programs as part of a broader government funding package.…
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Advocacy
NAPA continues momentum with Congressional asphalt plant tours
NAPA is nearing 25 plant tours and site visits in 2026—and is keeping the momentum heading into mid-August.
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Advocacy
Senate moves to extend highway programs as Congress continues work on long-term reauthorization
The Senate has included a short-term extension of expiring surface transportation programs in a broader government funding bill that is…
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Advocacy
EPA proposes air permitting reforms backed by NAPA
On July 7, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to streamline federal air permitting requirements for certain new, smaller “minor…
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Advocacy
NAPA briefs Congressional staff on BUILD America 250 Act
NAPA is continuing its full-court press urging Congress to pass the BUILD America 250 Act as the Sept. 30 deadline…
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Advocacy
EPA seeks changes to PFAS drinking water rule
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rolling back some PFAS drinking water standards.
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Advocacy
EPA keeps existing stormwater permit in place
As a result, there are no new federal PFAS stormwater monitoring requirements for asphalt mix plants.
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Advocacy
Capitol Hill staff tour Virginia quarry, see transportation construction up close
Dozens of Capitol Hill staff and transportation and construction advocates traveled to Luck Stone’s Bull Run Quarry for an up-close…
