Frac-sand mining opponents are demanding a House committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow be canceled because it fails to set aside time for the public to testify. The House Mining & Outdoor ...

I am not sure if many of you are aware of this or not, but there is a boom happening in the frac sand market. As the need for oil companies to drill deeper and extract more oil from existing wells ...

The debate over frac sand mining blew like a sudden summer tornado into Winona County. As the county's planning commission - and soon the Winona County Board of Commissioners - prepare to vote on ...

In this country, there's an ingredient that's key to the success of new oil and gas technologies. That crucial ingredient is ordinary and plentiful, but only found in a few places and obtaining it ...

CALEDONIA, Minn. — An environmental group on Tuesday proposed banning large-scale frac sand mining. The Houston County Protectors offered the county board what the advocacy group described as a ...

As the slump in the frac sand industry continues, communities in the Chippewa Valley and beyond are concerned about what the uncertain future of the industry will mean for residents. While the ...

That was the verdict for 20 frac sand protesters, who were each convicted of trespassing Thursday afternoon in Winona County District Court after a four-day trial and a three-hour jury deliberation.

The ordinance-writing committee members have cleverly concealed what is about to happen to our beautiful, scenic treasure and to our water and roads. They conceal the looming destruction by defining ...

EAU CLAIRE — Sand mining isn’t new to Wisconsin. And despite a significant, prolonged slowdown in the industry, it’s here to stay. But the current bear market for sand could stick around for a while, ...

On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard (“DSL”) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). 1 The change in the DSL ...

The Houston County Commissioners were not able to come to an agreement on a frac sand mining ordinance Tuesday morning. Houston County will revert back to the original ordinance that says little about ...