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...
DENVER (AP) — Several Democratic presidential candidates are running on a promise to ban fracking — and stepping on unstable political ground as they do so....
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...
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...
A decision made in 2016 by the Winona County Board to ban frac-sand mining there has been upheld. Again. This time the ruling came Monday from...
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...
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,...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department said Wednesday it has reinstated the mineral rights leases for a company that wants to build a copper-nickel mine...
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.”
