A close-knit neighborhood in Sand Springs is raising alarms about a proposal to mine sand along its community beach, saying ...

The availability of local sand could lower the cost of bringing oil wells into production, but the mines bring with them concentrated local impacts such as heavy truck traffic. Road crews begin this ...

Several dozen Huger area residents spent a few hours Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to stop a big sand mine expansion near their rural Berkeley County community. But it appears unlikely their appeal ...

AWENDAW, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a sand mine in Awendaw Monday night after dozens of community members shared their concerns. Twenty-nine letters of ...

Sand mining is the second most widespread human activity in marine environments after fishing. In fact, sand is second only ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After several years of public pushback, the San Diego County Planning Commission will revisit a controversial proposal to convert the Cottonwood Golf Club in East County into ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The debate between the people of McClellanville and nearby organizations continues as a developer pushes to bring a sand mine to the rural community. The land at ...

EL CAJON, Calif. — Supporters of a sand mine that would run along the Sweetwater River in El Cajon said the local supply of sand could potentially help the environment while opponents say it would ...

In a robust response to illegal sand mining, Bihar's mines department ramped up its efforts in December, launching over 4,500 ...

People living near industrial silica sand facilities can breathe easier knowing a new, authoritative, peer-reviewed scientific study monitoring air quality at four frac sand facilities in northwestern ...

Sand is being mined faster than nature can replace it. Meet Sumaira Abdulali, the woman who fought illegal sand mining for 20 ...