Opinion: CEMEX wants to keep mining San Joaquin River near Fresno. Why wasn’t public informed?
A multinational building materials company is trying to pull a fast one on Fresno County residents — and county officials are helping. Remember CEMEX’s proposal to continue gravel mining along the San Joaquin River north of Fresno for another century? By using even more environmentally damaging methods than those currently employed? Things have been quiet on that front since 2020 when CEMEX’s impertinent scheme came to light and I expressed my initial outrage. Sure enough, the gears of destruction are moving once again.
-Written by columnist Marek Warszawski.