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

By Carolyn Cowan Rampant sand mining in the Mekong River is directly weakening critical seasonal river flows that sustain Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, new research indicates. The Mekong’s ...

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

The Kerala High Court recently directed the State government to implement a robust, ecology focused mechanism to monitor and ...

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

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential for making the ...

Sand Mining on the banks of the Sita River near Mabukala bridge in Brahmavar, India Rudolph.A.furtado - Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Sand isn't just for beaches. The tiny grains show up in many ...

LAKESIDELAKESIDE — The Helix Water District board of directors has agreed to supply water over the next 20 years for a controversial sand-mining project in the El Monte Valley in Lakeside. The board ...

KOSSE - In a deepening pit in this small town southeast of Waco, workers aim a high-pressure water cannon that reduces small hills of clay-like sand into a watery slurry that is filtered, processed, ...

Reporting from Washington — As a domestic energy boom driven by hydraulic fracturing spreads, so could strip-mining for sand needed for the controversial production process, introducing risks to water ...

Patna: As part of its ongoing crackdown on illegal sand mining, transportation, and storage, the Paliganj police carried out ...

The Enforcement Directorate has named 14 companies and four individuals, including businessman Arun Saraf, in its chargesheet ...