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                        The Town of East Hampton is in a legal fight with a sand mine to block it from drilling deeper into the ground. A New York state Supreme Court approved a…
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                        A New York appellate court has rejected the state permit given to a Sand Land sand mine in Noyack. This follows a multi-year effort to close the pit for…
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                        The Town of Riverhead on Long Island has sued the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for permitting a sand mining operation when it's…