Dear EarthTalk: What is “sand mining” and why is it bad for the environment? – O.H., via email Answer: Sand mining, extracting sand from the earth, is the second most widespread human activity in ...

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that steps to prevent illegal sand mining in the riverine Gharial Sanctuary in Chambal are merely on paper, with Rajasthan proving to be an “utter failure” in ...

Southampton Town has unveiled a new plan to end sand mining in residential areas, sparking fierce debate among environmentalists and tradespeople over a lucrative industry that plays a key role in the ...

Steve Harmon’s house shakes when the mining company 100 yards away blasts into what was once farmland. His patio is constantly covered in a thin layer of fine white sand. He and his neighbors also had ...

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 ...

The first time Sumaira Abdulali tangoed with the sand mafia, it was 2004. She was 43 years old and enjoying time with her husband and two kids at the family’s holiday home on the western coast of ...

Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend – 12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – For seven decades, hundreds of acres of gorgeous costal dune land right by Lake Michigan operated as a massive private sand mining operation that was closed to the public since the ...

Over 20 years ago, then Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri banned the export of sea sand from her archipelago nation. The ban was in response to the widespread environmental and economic ...