Minnesota Supreme Court sides with Winona County on frac ...
The company agrees with the Court’s dissenting justices who found that ‘Winona County’s ordinance erects a facially discriminatory ban on silica sand mining when intended for hydraulic fracturing...
Buffalo County approves frac sand mine ... - Winona Daily News
Oct 25, 2012 · Permits for a proposed sand drying plant and railway loading spur near Cochrane-Fountain City School were also denied. The latest approved permits were submitted before the county’s seven-month...
Appeals Court upholds Winona County ban on frac sand mining
Jul 30, 2018 · The Winona County Board was the first in the state to adopt a countywide ban to address the mining of silica sand, a key component used to fracture shale rock …
Winona approves frac sand mining permit | MPR News
Jun 05, 2012 · WINONA, Minn. (AP) -- The Winona City Council has approved a permit to allow a local trucking company to ship frac sand through citys …
Houston County mine permit approved ... - Winona Daily News
In a separate court case, the county ordered the mine to stop work on that project during a county-wide frac sand mining moratorium, which a Wabasha County judge upheld after a 2012 lawsuit.
Challenge to Winona Countys frac sand ban to be heard by ...
Mar 07, 2019 · ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the legality of Winona County’s ban on frac sand mining on Wednesday, April 10, at the University of Minnesota Law School. The...
Council upholds frac sand permit - Winona Daily News
The Winona City Council voted 4-2 Monday to uphold a May decision by the city’s board of adjustment to allow a local trucking company to ship frac sand through the commercial dock.
State will wait for frac sand ruling - Winona Post > Article
Dustman asked rhetorically: even if the court overturns the ban, can anyone imagine applying for a frac sand mining permit from the same County Board that just banned the industry? Dustman added that it could be years before a court overturns the ban or a new majority on the Winona …
Frac sand mining in Buffalo Co. - Winona Post > Opinion
Here is where things stand now in Buffalo County. There are currently 2 approved frac sand mining operations. One is operational and the other, owned by Ryan Barth on Platte Valley Road, has just been permitted. A permit application from Steve Stamm of Mondovi will be taken up December 1.
Who will represent Winona County? - Winona Post > Article
Flynn is a well-known dentist and the chair of the rural Hillsdale Town Board who served on the county’s 2014 Comprehensive Plan Committee. Mikrut is a Winona industrialist and Winona County Economic Development Authority member. His McConnon Drive intermodal terminal in Winona shipped frac sand in the early days of the sand mining boom.
County considers frac, kennel bans - Winona Post > Article
Jun 13, 2016 · Frac sand ban In another split vote in April, the County Board voted to pursue a permanent ban on new frac sand mining and processing operations, following a long campaign for such a ban and debate about whether it would be defensible in the event of a lawsuit by prospective miners.
Supreme Court arguments over frac sand ban - Winona Post ...
Winona County passed the ban in 2016 following a citizen campaign led by the Land Stewardship Project (LSP). Would-be frac sand mining company Minnesota Sands filed suit in 2017. It lost in district court and lost on a 2-1 vote in appellate court, and …
Frac Sand Mining | Minnesota Public Radio News
Goodhue County commissioners voted today to extend the countys moratorium on frac sand mining by 180 days when the current ban expires next month. Winona Co. frac sand permit challenged A group of Winona County residents is challenging the county boards decision to approve a frac sand mine. Frac sand transload company sues Wabasha
Winona County OKs 1st frac sand mine permit Tuesday ...
WINONA — Winona County commissioners on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for the first operation to exclusively mine frac sand in the southeastern Minnesota county. …
Frac mining’s pros and cons: Debate focuses on ...
Jul 10, 2013 · Winona County’s mining moratorium expired in 2012. The Board of Commissioners last month approved an operating permit for a 19-acre Saratoga Township mine after …
Court of Appeals hears oral arguments over frac sand ban ...
In November 2016, the Winona County Board of Commissioners, on a 3-2 vote, banned the mining, processing and transportation of silica sand for the purpose of industrial use, specifically citing use...
frac sand Archives - Austin Daily Herald | Austin Daily Herald
WINONA, Minn. — The Winona City Council has approved a permit to allow a local trucking company to ship frac sand through the city’s commercial barge dock on the Mississippi River. The vote was...
Industrial sand mining - Wisconsin DNR
Industrial sand mining overview. Sand mining has occurred in Wisconsin for more than 100 years. Recent growth in the petroleum industry has created a high demand for sand that can be used for hydraulic fracturing, a technique used to extract natural gas and crude oil from rock formations in …
frac sand mine permit approved for riverway
Frac sand mine approved - KTTC Rochester, Austin, Mason City News,... Winona County commissioners approved a permit Tuesday for the countys first frac sand mine. Encouraging the Lower Wisconsin Riverway Board … Missouris Department of Natural Resources approved …