Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — Steve Harmon’s house shakes when the mining company 100 yards away blasts into what was once farmland. His patio is ...

The sand is pumped underground along with water and other chemicals to extract oil and natural gas trapped deep in rock. But researchers found... Sand From Fracking Could Pose Lung Disease Risk To ...

Demand is exploding for the massive amounts of sand used in fracking, creating a windfall for mines from Texas to Wisconsin but leading to worries about the health impacts of breathing silica dust.

Frac sand has quietly become one of the most important inputs in modern oil and gas production. And unlike earlier shale ...

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CLAYTON COUNTY - The growing demand for frac sand - mined primarily in Wisconsin and Minnesota but also in northeast Iowa - threatens human health, the environment and local economies, according to a ...

Sidley plans to soon have 50 pneumatic tankers hauling fracking sand to area natural gas wells. Photo by Tom Berg. A recent visit to northeast Ohio put me face to face with people involved in the ...

Steve Harmon’s house shakes when the mining company 100 yards away blasts into what was once farmland. His patio is constantly covered in a thin layer of fine white sand. He and his neighbors also had ...