A judge refused Monday to reinstate a wetlands permit for a $75 million frac sand operation in Monroe County.
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Read More »A judge refused Monday to reinstate a wetlands permit for a $75 million frac sand operation in Monroe County.
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Read More »The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Winona County's ban on the mining and processing of silica sand, which is used in the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing.
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Read More »In a whirlwind year of notable events, it can be difficult to remember what made headlines 12 days ago, let alone 12 months ago.
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Read More »The state Department of Natural Resources is investigating a spill at a Jackson County frac-sand mine.
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Read More »The frac-sand company Emerge Energy Services says it owes at least $13 million to Wisconsin contractors in a bankruptcy case filed this week, on the heels of falling demand for the company's products.
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Read More »Wisconsin's frac-sand industry is grappling with several idled mines amid increased competition from companies in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Read More »Forty landowners in western Wisconsin are suing two frac-sand mines that they say are inundating their homes with dust, polluting their wells with sediment and driving down property values.
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Read More »The state Department of Natural Resources' secretary has decided not to reinstate a permit for a $75 million sand-processing plant in Monroe County.
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Read More »The state Supreme Court has rejected the city of Whitehall's attempt to annex land for a sand mine.
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Read More »Competing with lower-cost mines in Texas, the frac-sand-mining company Hi-Crush recently announced it would be idling part of its plant on Highway Q in Whitehall.
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