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 ...

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 ...

WINONA — The Winona County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted 4-1 in favor of accepting a modified ordinance from the Winona County Attorney's Office based on the silica sand mining ban written ...

Frac sand mining has arrived in Winona County. Three mining operations have been proposed for Saratoga Township, identified as holding the county's richest deposit of the tiny, round grains of silica ...

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) ...

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 ...

Anyone hoping to start a frac sand mining operation in Winona County will need to put their plans on hold — at least for now. In a 3-2 vote, the Winona County Board of Commissioners passed a ...