Frac sand production has increased seven-fold in the past decade, according to the United States Geological Survey. Thomas Dolley, a mineral commodity specialist at the USGS, said he can’t divulge ...

A professor and group of student researchers at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire claim they found elevated particulate levels associated with frac-sand mining. Although their studies didn’t ...

Frac sand producers have announced plans to lay off nearly 190 Wisconsin workers so far this year, accounting for nearly 10 percent of the state’s mass layoffs reported by the Department of Workforce ...

State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout has again introduced a package of bills intended to increase oversight of the frac sand industry. The Alma Democrat said each of the six bills is in response to problems ...

MADISON (AP) — Some energy producers are still willing to pay more for Wisconsin’s high-quality fracking sand despite increasing competition from Texas producers. Mining industry publications estimate ...

Legislation that would have cleared the way for a controversial frac sand operation in Monroe County is dead. Meteor Timber wants to build a $70 million processing and loading facility that would ...

Despite new competition, Wisconsin’s frac sand industry has come roaring back from a slump that idled mines two years ago, fueled by a continued surge in domestic crude oil production. “They can ...

The demand for frac sand has been a boon for rural landowners in western Wisconsin who are paid for the mineral rights to their land. Extracted sand is typically shipped to states as far south as ...

Last week, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the federal government will pay a French energy company nearly $1 billion ...

Frac sand production has increased seven-fold in the past decade, according to the United States Geological Survey. Thomas Dolley, a mineral commodity specialist at the USGS, said he can’t divulge ...