Sand, rock and gravel are literally the foundation of economic development, but their extraction process can generate dust, noise, vibration and truck traffic. While modern technologies and methods have greatly reduced quarries’ impact, the environmental and economic consequences of quarry operations receive considerable attention, often in the form of adversarial “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) campaigns. A key complaint is…
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New Study Quantifies Economic Impact of Aggregates Industry
To better understand the effect of the U.S. aggregates industry on the economy and jobs, the Phoenix Center released a new economic “Scorecard” entitled “The Economic Impact of the Natural Aggregates Industry: A National, State, and County Analysis.”
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