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Frac sand boom spurs mining in Wisconsin and Midwest
The fracking sand rush drives a regional boom in Chippewa Falls and surrounding counties as EOG Resources expands with a new plant and hundreds of jobs while activists warn of health and environmental risks. Minnesota and Wisconsin counties consider moratoriums amid dust and water concerns.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
U.S
Pat Popple
U.S. Geological Survey
Thomas Dolley
USGS
Texas
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
John Felmy
American Petroleum Institute
Chippe
Leonard
EOG
Heather Andersen
Bloomer
Superior Silica Sands LLC
David Goldberg
George Washington University
Crispin H. Pierce
University of Wisconsin- Eau Clare
Pierce
California
EOG Resources
Jim Gurley
Winona
Mississippi River
Minn
Wabasha
Goodhue
Pepin
Eau Claire
Gurley
Wisc
EOG Resources Inc