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Inside Minnesota: Silica Sand Storm (Part 4)

In St Charles, Minn., a sand production company is trying to build a plant on 300 acres of land, and residents there are afraid it will ruin their way of life.

2013/05/10

Inside Minnesota: Silica Sand Storm (Part 3)

For the third day this week we go to visit the small town of St. Charles, Minn., the latest Midwestern spot at the center of the silica sand mining debate. A proposal to bring a sand mine to St. Charles – and mine sand to use in fracking operations – is being hotly debated.

2013/05/09

Inside Minnesota: Silica Sand Storm (Part 2)

In part two of our special series, Susie Jones shares a story from St. Charles, Minn.

2013/05/08

Red Wing Mayor To Step Down Over Frac Sand Controversy

The mayor of Red Wing says he will step down from that over his second job as a frac sand lobbyist due to a conflict of interest.

2013/02/25

Controversial Frac Mining Being Debated At State Capitol

Hundreds of voices on both sides of the frac sand mining debate crammed into a state capitol hearing room. There were so many, in fact, that a second room was set aside to accommodate the overflow crowd of spectators.

2013/02/19

For ’13 Legislature, Long List Of Issues To Tackle

Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature’s new Democratic majorities have made it clear: The session that starts Tuesday will be all about the state budget.

2013/01/04

U Of M Team Using Biotech To Cut Fracking Impacts

A University of Minnesota team has won a $600,000 federal grant to develop biotechnology for purifying wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.

2012/09/18

Oil Company Disappointed In Frac Sand Mining Ban

An official with an oil exploration company that wanted to mine a special kind of sand in southeastern Minnesota expressed disappointment Wednesday about a vote by a county board for a one-year moratorium while it studies the potential environmental, health and financial impacts.

2011/09/07

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