Frac sand destined for the oil and gas fields piles up at the EOG Resources Inc. processing plant in Chippewa Falls, Wisc. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Largely overlooked in the national debate over ...

That’s what Ross Craft of Fort Worth’s Approach Resources said at a natural gas conference yesterday, according to the Star-T. He’s talking about the sand that’s necessary for the ‘fracking’ process, ...

The frac sand boom has divided residents into those who believe mining will create sorely needed jobs in rural Wisconsin and those who fear the impacts the mines may have on health, road safety and ...

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 ...

Atlas Energy Solutions plans to deploy self-driving trucks developed by Kodiak Robotics for delivery of fracking sand to Permian Basin oil and natural gas wells in Texas beginning in early 2025, the ...

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 ...

The ordinance-writing committee members have cleverly concealed what is about to happen to our beautiful, scenic treasure and to our water and roads. They conceal the looming destruction by defining ...

When Gloria Schultz bought her home in rural Taylor, she thought she found a needle in a haystack. She was in the middle of retirement and found an affordable home that could accommodate herself, a ...

Dogged by low oil prices, Wisconsin’s once-booming frac sand mining industry is down but not out. An industry trade magazine will host a two-day conference next week in La Crosse where the goal is to ...