CHICAGO (June 8) – A new Policy Study from The Heartland Institute shows industrial sand mining has been “a significant driver of economic growth across the Upper Midwest.” If done in an ...
NEW YORK, June 22 (Reuters) - Oil and gas field workers face health hazards from silica sand used in the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process, an arm of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) ...
When workplace safety expert Eric Esswein got a chance to see fracking in action not too long ago, what he noticed was all the dust. It was coming off big machines used to haul around huge loads of ...
Just last week, residents in Goodhue County pushed for a moratorium on silica sand mining, the Red Wing Republican Eagle reported in Silica sand mine moratorium still up in the air. Minnesota’s silica ...
Frack sand acts as a proppant during the process, helping to hold open small seams through which the oil or gas escapes back toward the wellbore. It’s possible to use man-made products such as ...
The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board has posted the proposed agenda for its Wed., September 19, 1:00-4:00 p.m. meeting in the MPCA Board Room, 520 Lafayette Road, St. Paul. According to the ...
An Alberta company that has proposed mining silica sand in Manitoba is partnering with the U of M on the experimental design ...
Frac-sand mining opponents are demanding a House committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow be canceled because it fails to set aside time for the public to testify. The House Mining & Outdoor ...
WINONA — The trial of 35 silica sand protesters arrested last April for disrupting operations at two Winona facilities is scheduled to begin Monday in Winona County District Court. The jury trial is ...
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