The La Crosse Center is playing host to the Frac Sand Insider conference which began Tuesday. Frac sand mining is the mining of sand that is used in the fracking process to get oil and natural gas out ...

CHICAGO (June 8) – A new Policy Study from The Heartland Institute shows industrial sand mining has been “a significant driver of economic growth across the Upper Midwest.” If done in an ...

Frac sand destined for the oil and gas fields piles up at the EOG Resources Inc. processing plant in Chippewa Falls, Wisc. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Largely overlooked in the national debate over ...

Anyone hoping to start a frac sand mining operation in Winona County will need to put their plans on hold — at least for now. In a 3-2 vote, the Winona County Board of Commissioners passed a ...

The frac sand boom has divided residents into those who believe mining will create sorely needed jobs in rural Wisconsin and those who fear the impacts the mines may have on health, road safety and ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is allowing more frac sand mines to open even though it let its environmental regulations on the industry expire nine months ago because the rules didn’t ...

A small frac sand mine first proposed in October 2011 won approval by Winona County Tuesday despite persistent opposition from local residents who fear it could pave the way for a cluster of other ...

This letter is to express my strong objection to frac-sand mining in southeastern Minnesota. As a resident of rural Fillmore County, my potential for being heavily affected by this activity is very ...

My name is David Palmquist. I worked for 39 years as Whitewater State Park naturalist, sharing this area’s amazing natural resources and environmental education with park visitors and area residents.

A moratorium in Houston County is set to expire this month putting a lot of pressure on commissioners to decide the future of frac sand mining. In less than 24 hours, the debate over frac sand mining ...

Winona County needs to ban frac sand mining to save our water resources and delicate trout streams from mining pollution. Winona County needs to ban frac sand mining to save our precious farmland from ...

The frac sand boom has divided residents into those who believe mining will create sorely needed jobs in rural Wisconsin and those who fear the impacts these mines may have on human health, road ...