July 30, 2024 – Once a mining pit, a long-unused quarry in Orange, Calif., is on track to become a nature preserve, the city of Orange announced. Owners of the 14-acre Chandler sand and gravel basin on Santiago Canyon Road, dubbed by East Orange residents the “Chandler Pit,” have agreed to donate the basin to the city in exchange for rights…
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New Hope Quarry Reopens After Spat With Pennsylvania DEP
One week after the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) shut down operations at New Hope Crushed Stone and Lime in Solebury, Pa., the DEP said the company had complied with the agency’s order and it was allowed to reopen about two weeks later, according to The Intelligencer.
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