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Earth talk: Sand mining

What is “sand mining” and why is it bad for the environment? – O.H., via email Answer: Sand mining, extracting sand from the ...
BOSTON − Activists seeking a moratorium on sand and gravel mining operations in southeastern Massachusetts delivered a petition to Beacon Hill leaders Tuesday demanding action from Gov. Maura Healey ...
By Carolyn Cowan Rampant sand mining in the Mekong River is directly weakening critical seasonal river flows that sustain ...
The CEMEX Rockfield Quarry site northeast of Fresno is shown in this June 2020 drone image from video looking southwest from above Friant Road toward the San Joaquin River. CEMEX is seeking a ...
Property owners near the Vella Pit mining operation in Ann Arbor Township claim the site is violating state environmental law ...
A proposed sand quarry on public land near Dinosaur National Monument has been sidetracked into a bureaucratic inquiry regarding how to classify sand used in oil and gas drilling operations. A company ...
A young Columbian reporter and her fiance spent last weekend picking out towel bars. The couple just purchased a home in one of Ridgefield’s new subdivisions, and towel bars are one of the things that ...
Conservation efforts continue at what was once an active gravel mining site, now transformed into a recreational area, as ...
Fresno County supervisors granted sand- and gravel-mining operator CEMEX USA a three-year extension of their operating permits along the San Joaquin River north of Fresno. By a unanimous 5-0 vote ...