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Sand Land Mine in Noyac Still Digging Away, Despite Court Orders

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Photographs from a neighboring property show mining activity continuing at the Sand Land mine in Noyac after court orders requiring it to stop.

Photographs from a neighboring property show mining activity continuing at the Sand Land mine in Noyac after court orders requiring it to stop.

Photographs from a neighboring property show mining activity continuing at the Sand Land mine in Noyac after court orders requiring it to stop.

Photographs from a neighboring property show mining activity continuing at the Sand Land mine in Noyac after court orders requiring it to stop.

Photographs from a neighboring property show mining activity continuing at the Sand Land mine in Noyac after court orders requiring it to stop.

Photographs from a neighboring property show mining activity continuing at the Sand Land mine in Noyac after court orders requiring it to stop.

authorStephen J. Kotz on Oct 4, 2023
Anybody watching the decade-long legal battle pitting Southampton Town, environmental organizations and neighbors against the Sand Land mine in Noyac would be forgiven if they thought a ruling last February... more

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