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A resolution calling for a ban on fracsand mining and a halt to attacks on local democracy has been sent to Gov. Walker (RWI), members of the Wisconsin Legislature ...

"We love the beauty of this area, a lot of things about it," Jim Gurley, a Winona County antifrac sand mining activist, said. "I couldn''t sit back and let it ...

The West Side looks into the different ways local governments are responding to the frac sand mining boom in Western Wisconsin.

· Next fracking controversy: In the ... president of the Wisconsin Industrial Sand ... a petition calling on the state to ban sand mining ...

Interactive map showing locations of industrial sand mines and processing plants in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ... Wisconsin has mining, ...

A proposed Pepin County ordinance would ban fracsand mining along a scenic stretch of Wisconsin bluff.

Frac sand is currently being mined from sandstone formations in much of western and central Wisconsin. The same formations are less well exposed and generally more ...

Wisconsin''s Mining Moratorium Under Attack ... Tim Sullivan, chairman of the Wisconsin Mining Association, is leading the effort to repeal the law.

· Winona County Commissioner Marcia Ward is wrong in saying a frac sand ban "isn''t legally in the cards." Largescale mining has been banned in Pepin ...

· According to PR Watch, sand mining corporations have expanded operations in Wisconsin, "taking advantage of the lax regulations of nonmetallic mining .

Winona County passes frac sand ban, ... Sand mining in Minnesota and Wisconsin boomed and waned along with the oil and gas production practice known as .

Industrial sand mining overview. Sand mining has occurred in Wisconsin for more than 100 years. Recent growth in the petroleum industry has created a high demand for ...

Ban Frac Sand Mining: LSP''s Winona County Campaign, Lewiston, Minnesota. 650 likes. This is the official Facebook page for the campaign led by the Land...

Frac sand mining industry booms in western Wisconsin Watch We help you get up to speed on issues facing Wisconsin''s frac sand industry, from local control to water use.

Click here for an interactive map of frac sand sites (as of October, 2013) Click here to download the WNPJ Brochure on Frac Sand Mining What is Fracking?

Groups Call for Ban on FracSand Mining in Wisconsin Facing a recall effort and an inquiry, Egan chose to stay in his role as lobbyist.

· Wisconsin was far and away the ... Wisconsin''s frac sand industry ... term drop in production or a scaling back in sand mining companies ...

Sand mining is a practice that is used to extract sand, mainly through an open pit. However, sand is also mined from beaches, inland dunes and dredged from ocean beds ...

Blocking Destructive Mining ... on new frac sand mines in Wisconsin: ... It First" law does not ban mining but requires a company wishing to mine ...

· Pepin County Supervisors have voted to permanently ban frac sand mining along the shores of the

Frac sand mining is literally booming in western Wisconsin and it''s wreaking havoc on air and water quality and public health. The hills of western

· 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 ...

· Will Winona County take up debate on frac sand ban? ... Minnesota and western Wisconsin in ... Commissioners that they can indeed ban frack sand mining.

There is little data on how dangerous frac sand mining is, ... Wisconsin locals fear dust from ... you could count the number of frac sand mines in Wisconsin ...
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