"We are glad someone finally stood up." Man endures life-threatening ordeal after exposing illegal activity in community: 'Left us in shock' first appeared on The Cool Down.

After two decades of illegal beach sand mining happening under officials' noses in India, the Central Bureau of Investigation booked 21 people, six mining companies, and public servants on mining ...

Families who live near Candlestick Beach describe the stretch of river as an extension of their own backyards, where children learned to fish, neighbors celebrated holidays, and generations built ...

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh is committed to transforming its abundant Beach Sand Mineral (BSM) resources into a globally ...

Sand is among the most used natural resources on Earth, second only to water. It's an essential component of cell phones, concrete, glass, cosmetics, roads, and many other modern conveniences. For one ...

Andhra Pradesh is developing rare earth corridors to exploit its mineral wealth, focusing on beach sand mining and exploration for high-value minerals.

The unusual ship operating in the ocean off San Dieguito Lagoon near Del Mar is mining sand to replenish beaches in Solana Beach and Encinitas. The 303-foot-long Bayport is a “split-hull” dredge that ...

New data from the newly launched platform Marine Sand Watch suggest that the dredging industry is extracting about 6 billion tons of sand from the marine environment annually. Experts say the ...