Minnesota county hits pause button on frac sand mining

11 January 2012

Winona votes for three-month ban to study environmental and health effects

Keywords: frac sand, silica sand, drilling, Minnesota

Winona County, Minnesota, yesterday placed a three-month moratorium on frac sand mining.

The county board voted 3-2 to enact the suspension, citing that the time should be sufficient to study...

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