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A group in southern Alamance County is pushing to preserve the rural community and keep more heavy industry from setting up shop and is asking county commissioners to consider a new zoning proposal that would help make that happen. The Snow Camp community is filled with agricultural farmland and a rich history. Its Quaker roots go back to the mid-1700s.  This rustic part of the Piedmont is also attracting big business. Alamance Aggregates secured a mining permit for a rock quarry. Blasting be...

WCNC reviewed emails exchanged between Piedmont Lithium, Gaston County commissioners, residents, and county staff.

Gaston County commissioners unanimously passed a moratorium Friday afternoon to briefly pause mining activities within the county.

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - A North Carolina county imposed a 60-day mining moratorium on Friday, giving officials time to rework local regulations...