Southampton Town officials have launched an environmental review of their proposal to phase out sand mines near residential areas over a seven-year period. The legislation, introduced in late October, ...

The concerns raised misrepresent material facts. The existing pit has produced sand for local construction projects and ready-mix plants for over 50 years, but is running out of reserves. Concrete ...

Opposition is intensifying in Northland over a proposal to extract marine sand from Bream Bay, with community leaders, iwi ...

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday unanimously upheld the previous denial of a major use permit for a proposed sand-mining project near Rancho San Diego. After listening to almost 100 ...

In the delicate balancing act between human development and protecting the fragile natural world, sand is weighing down the scales on the human side. "Sand is a critical resource that shapes the built ...

Controversy has simmered for years over whether New York State adequately regulates Long Island’s sand mines, amid concerns about their impact on groundwater below. There have been lawsuits, ...

Families who live near Candlestick Beach describe the stretch of river as an extension of their own backyards, where children learned to fish, neighbors celebrated holidays, and generations built ...

The world is running out of sand. About 50 billion tons of sand and gravel are extracted annually, most of which is used for construction activities. This is a problem for two reasons. First of all, ...

In the delicate balancing act between human development and protecting the fragile natural world, sand is weighing down the scales on the human side. A group of international scientists in this week’s ...