How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ...

The World Is Running Out of Sand—And Thieves Are Willing to Kill for It

A global shortage of construction-grade sand is reshaping coastlines, destabilizing ecosystems, and putting activists in the ...

In hollowed waters

The demand for sand is slated to increase substantially. Continued monitoring and effective enforcement of sustainable mining ...
Newsday

Southampton to study environmental impact of plan to phase out sand mines near homes

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, ...
E&E

Mining towns worry frac sand’s gifts will dry up with oil price slump

GREENFIELD, Wis. — Since the arrival of a mine that supplies sand to hydraulic fracturing sites in distant shale fields, this tiny township has gained a new dump, recycling center, snowplow and salt ...
Heartland

Study: Frac Sand Mining a Boon for Employment, Earnings, Economies

CHICAGO (June 8) – A new Policy Study from The Heartland Institute shows industrial sand mining has been “a significant driver of economic growth across the Upper Midwest.” If done in an ...
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We’re Running Out Of Sand—And That’s Way More Dangerous Than It Sounds

When people picture environmental crises, they think of melting ice caps or burning forests—but almost no one thinks about sand. And yet, we use more sand than almost any other resource on Earth apart ...
Post-Bulletin

Sand mining plan raises questions

When we first heard about the possibility that silica sand mining operations might soon be developed near Red Wing and/or Lake City, we didn't really think it was that big of a deal. Sure, the use of ...