The fight against operation of a quarry in the Belle Mina community returns to court in Limestone County on Wednesday.

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 ...

Alabama State Sen. Arthur Orr calls a proposed quarry in his district “a travesty.” He also believes the Limestone County Commission has the authority to stop it from being built near the Belle Mina ...

The Bureau of Land Management has concluded there is nothing particularly special about the limestone being mined at the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry a mile above Glenwood Springs. The decision ...

Tulsa County Commissioners have approved the rezoning of a piece of land near 56th Street North and Highway 169 to be used for mining and commercial purposes. Those who live in the area say they are ...

New quarries could be shielded from virtually any county or municipal oversight, including the controversial open-pit limestone mine proposed for Parleys Canyon, under a bill unveiled Monday in the ...

OXFORD – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has issued a draft permit to Pillar Materials, LLC of Oxford for the development of a limestone quarry located at 2255 Highway 78 East in ...

The limestone quarry that the Spanish used to construct the Alamo in the 18th century was uncovered during a recent dig at the San Antonio Zoo. Crews at the zoo were excavating ahead of building a new ...