Walleys Quarry: Why the polluter is unlikely to pay the potential £20m clean-up price tag

Fatality fears as quarry plan gets green light despite residents' concerns

Residents of Upper Cumberworth have been left fearing for the safety of the public after plans for a new quarry were approved. With planning permission granted by Kirklees Council’s Strategic Planning Committee earlier this month, the quarry can be brought …

A yoga teacher mysteriously went missing. Police just found his body in a quarry.

Arizona police found the body of gay 45-year-old yoga instructor Marcus Freiberger in a rock quarry outside of Phoenix on March 19, nearly a month after his February 21 disappearance. Freiberger had planned on meeting a blind date on the day he went …

New stone quarry creates water and safety concerns for residents

Reps probe quarry explosives, summon ZEBERCED management

  The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Government to investigate the excessive use of explosives by quarry companies across the country, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The resolution followed a motion of urgent public …

Probe excessive use of explosives by quarry companies, Reps charge FG

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to investigate the excessive use of explosives by quarry companies nationwide and especially in the Federal Capital Territory. The House took the decision on Thursday after adopting a motion …

Copper cable stolen from Acton quarry

Halton Regional Police are investigating after copper cable was stolen from a local quarry. Police say sometime overnight Saturday/Sunday, a gate was forced open at the Third Line entrance to the Dufferin Aggregates quarry at the edge of Acton. After …

Rajasthan: SC Grants Relief To Lease-Quarry License Holders Awaiting Environmental Clearance

(MENAFN- IANS) Jaipur, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court (SC) has granted a two-month extension for minor mineral lease holders and quarry license holders in Rajasthan up to five hectares to obtain environmental clearance (EC) from the state-level …

Driver trapped and killed after crashing lorry laden with stones at Sri Aman quarry

Firefighters work to extricate the victim from the lorry. – Bomba photo SRI AMAN (March 27): A 54-year-old lorry driver died following a single-vehicle accident at a quarry in Sri Aman yesterday. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Operations …

Dublin, Quarry Lane Students Earn Science Fair Awards

Three students from Dublin High School and two from The Quarry Lane School in Dublin were among the Grand Award winners at the 14th annual Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair held earlier this month at Chabot College in Hayward. Shrivansh Bansal …