The future of Long Island’s sand mining industry may soon face a new test from its regulators in Albany as East End lawmakers aim to phase out some sand mines. The New York State’s Department of ...

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, ...

Raute is among about 75,000 men, many from India's poorest areas, who work illegally as sand miners along Vasai Creek, diving 40 feet (12 metres) into pitchblack waters clutching just a metal rod for ...

Manitoba’s environment department is inviting public feedback on a scaled-back silica sand mining proposal from Sio Silica ...

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Raghunath Bartade watched helplessly as his brother was dragged off the sand-mining boat, his leg tangled in the anchor rope and his arms flailing as he sank into ...

A proposed land deal by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is again facing backlash from a local community group ...

In Southeast Asia, the famed Mekong River is under threat from upstream dams built by China. Those dams are reducing the flow of water and sediment, but China's downstream neighbors share the blame.