The TCEQ is weighing how to implement two new state laws that could tighten oversight of concrete batch plants.

Uncover why Saudi Arabia and the UAE import construction-grade sand from Australia despite their vast deserts. Learn about ...

Did you know we’re running out of the gritty sand that’s used to make concrete? Scientists have called it “a looming tragedy of the sand commons,” spurred by the mining of sand to create millions of ...

The world is in crisis yet again. This time around, it’s a sand shortage. The most-extracted solid material in the world, and second-most used global resource behind water, sand is an unregulated ...

Despite being 95% desert, Saudi Arabia imports construction-grade sand because desert sand is too smooth for concrete, forcing reliance on angular river and sea sand for mega projects nationwide plans ...

While our beaches and deserts may suggest otherwise, sand is actually in short supply, with an unprecedented surge in demand seriously depleting global supplies. A key component of concrete, glass and ...

Walls, buildings, cement, concrete and glass — sand forms the framework for most of our physical world. But as our demand for it continues to grow, we're quickly running out of this precious natural ...