After listening to a series of opponents, a narrowly divided City Planning Commission refused Tuesday to approve a permit for a proposed "borrow pit" in eastern New Orleans to provide clay for local ...

Thursday night, Santa Rosa County commissioners denied moving forward with changes initially proposed to an ordinance in December that would expand existing borrow pits in the county. People living in ...

Lincoln County commissioners Monday will decide whether to approve a “borrow pit” for U.S. Highway 83 improvements that has drawn fears it’ll cause blowing sand.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A proposed borrow pit in Chesapeake is causing a lot of of concern from people who live nearby. Basically, a borrow pit is a big hole that is excavated to remove sand to be ...