fracking

Oct 12, 2019

North Dakota looks at plastics as the Bakken booms

As pump jacks pull more and more oil out of shale rock buried deep below the western part of North Dakota, an increasing amount of natural gas travels up through the wells with few obvious destinations.

Jun 6, 2019

Frack-sand company sues Wisconsin DNR over permit denial

An Atlanta-based fracking company is taking the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to court over its decision to deny a permit to build a $75 million sand-processing plant in Monroe County.

Oct 16, 2018

Wisconsin frac sand under pressure from rival products

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.

Sep 26, 2018

Hi-Crush to pause plant production at Whitehall frac-sand mine

Hi-Crush Partners, which operates one of the largest frac-sand mines in Wisconsin, has paused production at a plant in Whitehall, citing weak demand for its product.

Jun 5, 2018

DNR: Wisconsin frack-sand-sludge spill nontoxic

Wisconsin officials say early tests have found no harmful chemicals after a spill near a frack sand mine sent millions of gallons of sludge into waterways.

May 25, 2018

Frack sand sludge spill reaches Mississippi River

Wisconsin officials were testing for environmental and health hazards Thursday after an accident at a frack sand mine sent millions of gallons of sludge into waterways, tinting them orange as the thick plume traveled downstream into the Mississippi River.

May 23, 2018

Officials investigate spill following mine rescue (UPDATE)

Wisconsin officials are working to determine the environmental impact of releasing millions of gallons of sludge from a settling pond to rescue a trapped sand mine worker.

Feb 5, 2018

Report: Sand production rebounding across state

New data from the U.S. Geological Survey show the country's production of industrial sand increased more than 36 percent in 2017 as Wisconsin again led the nation.

Aug 9, 2017

Stocks fall for some frack sand companies in Wisconsin

Frack-sand companies doing business in Wisconsin are seeing their stock prices fall despite high demand for their product.

May 31, 2017

Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds rejection of fracking permit

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld a Trempealeau County decision denying a permit to open a new sand mine for use in hydraulic fracking.

Feb 14, 2017

Jackson County residents aim to block frack-sand mining

Ron Baerbock had never heard of frack sand when he moved to Jackson County in 2010.

Dec 13, 2016

EPA: ‘Data gaps’ block verdict on fracking, drinking water

Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas poses a risk to drinking water in some circumstances, but a lack of information precludes a definitive statement on how severe the risk is, the Environmental Protection Agency says in a new report that raises more questions than answers.