A company that was once one of Wisconsin’s biggest producers of frack sand is liquidating one of four state mines. Hi-Crush Proppants in Whitehall, in Trempealeau...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Texas industrial sand mining company’s announcement that it has devalued two of its mines marks the bleak conditions facing Wisconsin’s frac...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s frac sand industry is grappling with several idled mines as the sector faces increased competition in Texas and Oklahoma. Kent...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Atlanta-based fracking company is taking the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to court over its decision to deny a permit to...
It’s back to circuit court in Trempealeau County for Whitehall’s attempt to annex land for a frac-sand mine. The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously voted against the...
Political payback at play possibly for penalties never imposed. That’s being suggested from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign in relation to the DNR waiving fines for Hi-Crush...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Winona County’s fight against frac-sand mining could be heard by the Minnesota Supreme Court. Minnesota Sands filed a petition with the high...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Domestic oil exploration drilling is expected to cause “extreme” demand for frack sand in western Wisconsin in coming years, according to a...
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A five-year study has transformed a reclaimed Wisconsin frack sand mine into a successful wild prairie. Researchers from the University of...
BLOOMER, Wis. (AP) — A northwestern Wisconsin company has applied for a 60-year permit to expand its sand mine. Chippewa Sand Co. hopes to expand its...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Department of Natural Resources attorney will decide whether to honor a ruling that a Monroe County sand plant’s wetlands permit is...
It may be time to take a fresh look at the frac-sand mining industry in Wisconsin. There certainly needs to be some sort of new evaluation...
WHITEHALL, Wis. — A bulldozer driver was saved after he crashed into a pond but now the rescue efforts move to the environment. The accident happened...
A late-morning court hearing today in St. Paul will pit Winona County against a sand-mining company that wants a ban lifted. The mining-ban appeal has been...
A frac sand processing plant in Monroe County may just be on hold for now. The proposed $70 million Meteor Timber plant near Millston was derailed...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Winona County, Minnesota’s only county to ban the mining of silica sand for use by the oil and gas industry in hydraulic fracturing,...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It looks like legislation that would clear the way for a $70 million frac sand processing plant in western Wisconsin is dead....
All Energy Corp. says county denied mine for “hidden reasons.”
