State lawmakers are once again seeking to remove local control over gravel mining operations. A series of House bills introduced earlier this month would give the Michigan Department of Environment, ...

The potential for environmental impact is significantly less for limestone, sand, or gravel quarries than gold mines, and ...

Utah has been the fasting growing state in the nation, with a hardy population increase of nearly 24% since 2010. With that growth rate comes the need for new housing, new roads and other necessary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A proposed mining expansion in the city of DuPont has generated some concern with its potential environmental impacts, including ...

Behind the gate of the Pioneer Aggregates Mine in DuPont, mountains of sand and gravel stand against the sky. Workers in neon vests and hardhats cut grooves into the ground with heavy machinery, and a ...

A proposed mining expansion in the city of DuPont has generated some concern with its potential environmental impacts, including the draining of local groundwater that feeds into a creek along the ...

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