HOUSTON (Reuters) - Fracking, the latest craze in the quest to produce oil and gas, has been blamed for environmental problems ranging from flammable tap water to minor earthquakes. Now a new risk is ...

Julian Leyland receives funding from UKRI. Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while ...

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 ...

The orchards that had been rich in fruits in Tassa community in Dawakin Kudu, Kano State have changed so that it has become a ...

ST. PAUL - Sand mined in southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin opens up cracks between rocks so oil and gas can be removed from the ground in places such as in western North Dakota. But mining ...

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 ...

Surging demand for sand used in construction projects poses an existential threat to Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, new research indicates. The seasonal expansion and contraction of ...

WINONA, Minn. — Nearly three dozen protesters blocked traffic Monday afternoon to a sand mining facility in Winona. They’re showing their opposition to the frac sand mining process making its way into ...

The environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for a planned Quartz Sand Operation Project in Çorlu, an industrial district of Tekirdağ in northwestern Turkey, has been terminated. The decision was ...

Following the Supreme Court's November decision to allow mining in the Aravalli region, the Union Ministry of Forests, ...