| Want to know more about the laws regulating sand and gravel mining? Read this Boston College Environmental Law Review article by the legendary environmental lawyer Alexandra Dawson. Here’s what she says about sand mining in Massachusetts: “Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.” Proverbs, XXVI, 27.Earth Removal and Environmental ProtectionThe article was published in 1974. It’s time to update Massachusetts’ laws and policy approaches to sand mining! |