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Minnesota mines can be approved without an environmental review, an Eau Claire citizen finds a loophole that could leave taxpayers to foot the bill for reclamation, and We …
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Barron County sits at the northern end of western Wisconsin's frac sand belt. The frac sand boom began to make its mark there between 2008 and 2010, before slowing down a bit in 2016. A variety of operations in the county …
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Frac sand production uses chemicals called flocculants to remove unwanted minerals and clay particles from the frac sand. According to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), …
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[1/3] Haliburton trucks filled with sand used in the fracking process are seen on a well site leased by Oasis Petroleum in the Permian Basin oil production area near Wink, Texas U.S. August 22 ...
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This western Wisconsin community is in the midst of a land rush — call it a sand rush — fueled by exploding nationwide demand for fine silica sand used in hydraulic fracturing of oil and natural gas. At least 16 frac sand mines …
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The hilly, wooded area of southwestern Wisconsin where frac sand mining has exploded goes by the romantic name of the Driftless Area, so called because it was bypassed …
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Since the late 2000s, growth in hydraulic fracturing has created a new demand for sand deposits around western Wisconsin. Of highest value is hard, fine-grained sand perfect for cracking underground rock formations that …
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Two frac sand mines have resumed operations near Eau Claire and Menomonie after more than a yearlong downturn in demand for the sand used in drilling for oil and natural gas. Texas-based Hi-Crush Proppants has …
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources is investigating a spill at a Jackson County frac sand mine. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the spill occurred …
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The impact of a controversial bill that would restrict local government regulation of frac sand mines might be broader than originally thought, affecting the proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin and …
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Meanwhile, a sharp drop in global oil prices is expected to put even more pressure on frac sand mines in Wisconsin and around the country. Rystad Energy analyst Ryan Hassler …
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A frac sand mining company that declared bankruptcy last year is liquidating one of four Wisconsin mines. Prior to the filing, Texas-based Hi-Crush Proppants was one of the state's biggest producers of sand used in hydraulic …
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The larger Union Pacific railroad has reported that transporting frac sand in Wisconsin has helped it offset a 14 percent decrease in coal shipments. ... collaborates with Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, other …
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Wisconsin has high-quality sand resources and, as a result, the DNR has seen a substantial rise in permit requests to the department to mine industrial sand. Industrial sand is sometimes called "frac" sand or silica sand. The extracted …
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The sand mining facility operated by Tiller Corporation in Grantsburg, Wis., near the St. Croix River, as photographed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on April 26, 2012.
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According to a 2017 report on frac sand mining by the DNR, "Of the 92 active Industrial Sand sites in Wisconsin, 63 have registered withdrawals over 100,000 gallons per day, including high capacity wells and surface water withdrawals.". …
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The latest in Wisconsin frac sand. See our in-depth stories since 2011 on our frac sand project page. More than 40 percent of the registered voters in the Winona County, Minn., …
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Currently, there are no official employment numbers for the state's rapidly expanding frac sand industry. But the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, using job-site estimates developed by the Wisconsin Economic …
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Frac sand miner Jordan Sands in North Mankato was pushed into receivership recently after its banker declared a loan default. A few months earlier, Minnesota's largest frac …
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ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — Nearly a dozen western Wisconsin residents filed new lawsuits against frac sand mines in Jackson and Chippewa counties, while almost four dozen …
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Wisconsin's coveted northern white sand was proving too expensive to transport to sites across the country. Many companies migrated to Texas, closer to fracking operations that extract oil and gas. But one Texas …
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That update found 131 frac sand facilities in Wisconsin. Of those, 112 were permitted and the remaining 19 were still in the proposal stages. The current update, produced …
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Frac sand mines in Wisconsin are idling operations and laying people off despite a year of record demand for sand used to drill for oil and natural gas.
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We launch a new feature today on the WisWatch blog: a roundup of the latest news in frac sand. It will focus mostly on Wisconsin's frac sand, but also include some relevant …
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Over 40 percent of frac sand producers in Wisconsin have broken state environmental rules in recent years, according to a new report. This isn't the case of a "few bad apples" disregarding ...
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