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NSSGA Announces the 2026 Environmental Excellence Award Winners and Environmental Leadership Award Winner
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Source-reported<span>NSSGA Announces the 2026 Environmental Excellence Award Winners and Environmental Leadership Award Winner</span> <div>2026-09-21</div> <span><span>madalynnamos08…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-15T16:48:23+00:00" title="Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - 16:48">Tue, 09/15/2026 - 16:48</time> </span> <div>News Release</div> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.nssga.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Environmental%20Branch%20Logo_rrp.png" width="526" height="542" alt="Environmental Excellence"> </div> <div><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0"><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. </strong>— The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) today announced the winners of its Environmental Excellence Awards and Environmental Leadership Award. The Excellence Awards recognize operations that demonstrate a commitment to the exemplary use of environmental controls and systems.</span></p><p class="pf0"> </p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">“Congratulations to our Environmental Award winners for their outstanding environmental stewardship, while producing the aggregates materials our country needs to thrive,” said NSSGA President & CEO Michele Stanley. “Their efforts to protect the environment exemplify our industry’s commitment to sustainability.”</span></p><p class="pf0"> </p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">NSSGA celebrated 12 Gold, 39 Silver and 50 Bronze environmental award winners during the first general session of the 2026 Legislative & Policy Forum. Martin Marietta’s Sunol Aggregates was announced as the 2026 Environmental Platinum winner, as the top-scoring gold award recipient.</span></p><p class="pf0"> </p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Additionally, Kevin Thomas of Davey Resource Group, Inc. was named the 2026 Environmental Leadership Award winner. Thomas has provided a great service to the aggregates industry through his knowledge of Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) permitting and mitigation processes. His contributions have aided industry stakeholders and policymakers in understanding the impact of rulemaking on aggregates operations and the need for clear rules and regulations.</span></p><p class="pf0"> </p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">The Environmental Excellence Gold winners are listed below. For more information on the Awards of Excellence or the 2026 Legislative & Policy Forum, please visit nssga.org.</span></p><p class="pf0"> </p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf1"><strong>Environmental Awards of Excellence</strong></span></p><p class="pf0"> </p><p class="pf0"><em><span class="cf1">Platinum Winner</span></em></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Sunol Aggregates</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p><p class="pf0"> </p><p class="pf0"><em><span class="cf1">Gold Award Winners</span></em></p><p class="pf0"> </p><table class="table" style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);border-width:0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Arch Materials</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Rogers Group, Inc.</span></p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Ostrander Quarry</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">The Shelly Company,</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">A CRH Company</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Boonsboro Quarry</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Presque Isle Quarry</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Amrize</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Cedarville Quarry</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Rollag Sand & Gravel</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Amrize</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Du Bois Quarry</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Spec Agg Quarry</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Fort Dodge Mine</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">St. Cloud Quarry</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Gardner Ranch Facility</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Granite Construction Company</span></p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Sunol Aggregates</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">###</span></p><p class="pf0"> </p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">NSSGA is the leading advocate for the aggregates industry. Its members – stone, sand and gravel producers and the equipment manufacturers and service providers who support them – produce the essential raw materials found in homes, buildings, roads, bridges and public works projects, NSSGA represents more than 90 percent of the crushed stone and 70 percent of the sand and gravel produced annually in the United States. Learn more at </span><span class="cf2">www.nssga.org</span><span class="cf0">.</span></p><p class="pf0"> </p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">CONTACT: Kerry Lynch</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">(703) 526-1072, </span><span class="cf3">klynch@nssga.org</span></p></div> <div>FALSE</div>
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- 15th September 2026
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