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

By Carolyn Cowan Rampant sand mining in the Mekong River is directly weakening critical seasonal river flows that sustain ...

In this Special Report, India Today's Special Investigation Team exposes the rampant illegal sand mining devastating the Kosi ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ED rebuts Tamil Nadu government's claims of illegal sand mining survey, asserting expert findings are legitimate and ...

The Dalton Planning Board unanimously granted Berkshire Concrete Corp. a continuance on its special permit application, ...

Huger residents are voicing concerns about planned 140-acre sand mine and negative impacts it could have on traffic, ...

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 ...

GHAZIABAD: A National Green Tribunal-ordered inspection of the Yamuna floodplains lying between Delhi and Ghaziabad has found ...

Explore the crackdown on illegal sand mining in Odisha, with authorities seizing vehicles and making numerous arrests.