Tag Archives: Frac Sand Mining

University of Wisconsin System (6/5/15) MILWAUKEE, Wis. – By unanimous vote, Regent Regina Millner of Madison was today elected President of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, and Regent John Behling of Eau Claire was elected to serve … Continue reading →

By David Shaffer Star Tribune (4/7/15) Low oil prices and reduced drilling in shale regions like North Dakota are hurting the once fast-growing frac sand industry, slashing demand and forcing price cuts that have led some players to reduce jobs. … Continue reading →

By Al Buss The Daily Call (4/2/15) On highway 173 northeast of Tomah, I stopped the car. I turned left and took one picture, turned right and took the other.

Associated Press and Lee Newspapers (3/30/15) CALEDONIA, Minn. — An independent investigation has found a southeast Minnesota zoning official used his power to retaliate against people who opposed frac sand mining. The investigation’s findings on Bob Scanlan led to a … Continue reading →

With air quality, the big concern is dust – tiny particles that can be deadly over the long term.   By Dan Weismann Marketplace (1/15/15) The fracking boom has transformed rural Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, and areas like it. There’s no oil or … Continue reading →

In general, frac sand sells for about $53 a ton in the Midwest. Cost of production is $25 a ton. Sand at the wellhead goes for about $200 a ton.   By Joe Taschler The Wisconsin State Journal (1/17/15) Wisconsin is … Continue reading →

By John Hardin, Chetek The Chronotype (1/14/15)Local exploitation of natural resources, benefitting multi-national corporations, should be locally compensated.  Sen. Tom Tiffany’s continued efforts to limit local control of frac sand mining goes 100% against the traditional Republican thinking which supports … Continue reading →

“Why has there never been an environmental study of any sort done on a frac sand facility?”   By Rod Stetzer Chippewa Valley Herald (12/17/14) A resolution asking the state to fund a scientific study by the Wisconsin Department of … Continue reading →

The WPR report in your Saturday Daily Call about air monitoring of frac sand mines does not go far enough.   The most dangerous component of airborne pollutants, carcinogenic crystalline silica dust, is not monitored by WDNR at all, at … Continue reading →

“They’re descending on our community like sand sharks,” said Williams, “and it seems like there’s no end in sight.” By Lynne Peeples The Huffington Post (9/30/14) Victoria Trinko hasn’t opened the windows of her Wisconsin home in two years — … Continue reading →