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The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule to better protect the nation’s min...

The U.S. Department of Labor’ today announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has unveiled an online platform to help miners and their ...

ARTBA & AGC Question Federal Highway Administration’s Statutory Authority to Require Greenhouse Gas Performance Reports from States The American Road ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced recently that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 16 mines in 11 states i...

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule from its Mine Safety and Health Administration to help protect miners from accidents, injuri...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor recently published the following blog by Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Chris Williamson to ...

ISRI Testifies before ITC on Recycling’s Critical Role in Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions Washington, D.C. – ISRI, Voice of the Recycled Materials I...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 13 mines in 1...

OSHA supplements current efforts to address serious workplace danger  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety...

Washington – The American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Cares Foundation honored four Members of Congress who have taken a major role in addressing ...

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AWARDS $5M TO TRAIN, EXPAND PATHWAYS FOR WOMEN FOR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS, NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS Largest awards of WANTO ...

Grants seek to bolster education, training for key risks facing miners   WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1 mil...

Washington – Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that autom...

High Court Strikes Down EPA’s Efforts to Expand Its Authority; ARTBA and NSSGA Partnered During Legal Battle WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Environmental ...

Grants to support underserved mines, miners WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administra...

WASHINGTON – On Oct. 20, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and the department’s Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy Taryn Williams welco...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the past year, dozens of miners have been injured or killed in mining incidents, many of which could have been prevented with ...

Taking action to support the next generation of the trucking workforce The trucking industry plays a vital role in the U.S. supply chain, and America’...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor will reopen the rulemaking record and hold a virtual public hearing on Jan. 11, 2022, on the Mine Safe...

On Nov. 22, 2021, the Department announced publication of the final rule, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.” The Department has fi...