A Malaysian man was fined for illegally mining sand, according to the Malay Mail. In 2023, Chang Chee Onn reportedly instructed his crew to move sand from protected land north of Kuala Lumpur in the ...

MADISON — In a raspy voice, longtime family farmer Victoria Trinko spoke alongside environmental advocates and researchers Thursday, detailing how her life has changed in the three shorts years since ...

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.

Despite a slump in the U.S. oil industry, Wisconsin frac sand producers are planning to spend millions of dollars on new plants and loading facilities as they seek to increase efficiency and sell ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Dalton ZBA has backed the Select Board's request of Building Commissioner and Zoning Enforcement Officer Brian Duval to ...

Kanpur, in partnership with the National Mission for Clean Ganga, has revealed the severe geomorphic and ecological damage caused by sand mining. The research highlights the urgent need for ...

A Fundamental Rights petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the proposed heavy mineral sand extraction ...

National Green Tribunal on Friday clubbed and heard three matters concerning illegal sand mining activities along the Yamuna ...