Editor’s note: This article, the latest in a monthly series on Vermont’s granite industry, is provided courtesy of the Vermont Granite Museum. Many of these articles are based on audio/videotaped ...

The limestone quarry proposed for Parleys Canyon is back. Despite intense opposition from Salt Lake County residents and elected officials, proponents of the controversial aggregate mine intend to ...

A company that wants to build a controversial quarry in Parleys Canyon asked the state for permission to alter a stream that provides water for Salt Lake City. But last week, the state said it can’t ...

A rich limestone and dolomite belt crosses York County within the Piedmont Lowlands Section of the Piedmont. The area is better known to farmers as the York Valley where U.S. Route 30 runs from ...

QUINCY (CBS) – You might have heard Quincy referred to as the "Granite City." The nickname is well earned. The city was once the center of the granite-mining industry in the country. "In 1909, 146 ...

A research team has investigated the importance of limestone quarries for wild bee conservation. Diverse landscapes with good connectivity between quarries and calcareous grasslands proved to be ...

Vail-area residents who don't want three open-pit limestone quarries in the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains will host a forum later this month to rally more opposition. Meanwhile state officials ...