Frac sand in ambient air does not pose a health concern for Winona residents, according to the Winona Daily News. The first look at eight months’ worth of air monitoring data in downtown Winona, Minn., showed silica sand was, for the most part, undetectable. Only two samples taken from state monitors between January and August detected silica in the air,…
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Superior Silica Denies Pollution Allegations
County officials in western Wisconsin have closed a frac sand mine for allegedly dumping polluted wastewater into a pond that was properly lined. Trempealeau County regulators shut down the Guza Pit near Independence this week for operating without a permit.
Read MoreDeclan, Opal Energy Strike Firebag Deal
On Sept. 29, Declan Resources announced that Opal Energy has acquired the option to earn up to a 75 percent interest in Declan’s Firebag River Property located southwest of the Athabasca Basin in northeast Alberta, Canada.
Read MoreLaRonge Scores Huge Reserve
La Ronge Gold Corp. has entered into a binding letter of agreement for an option to acquire a 100 percent undivided right, title and interest in an approximately 520-acre prospective frac sand property located in northeast Arkansas.
Read MoreStudy Drums Up Fear on Frac Sand
Frac sand mining poses a little-understood threat to human health, the environment, and local economies, according to a report issued by the Civil Society Institute’s Boston Action Research (BAR) and released in cooperation with Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA).
Read MoreConstruction Employment Drives Forward
The U.S. construction industry added 16,000 jobs in September, according to the Oct. 3 Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary estimate. The August estimate was revised downward from 20,000 to 16,000 net new jobs. Nonresidential construction added 3,200 jobs in September, accounting for only 20 percent of the total gain in construction employment.
Read MoreTCC Cautions Congress About its Failure to Act
With October 1 marking the beginning of fiscal year 2015, the 31-member organization Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) urged Congress to find a way to pay for, and pass, a new long-term surface transportation measure as soon as possible. They cautioned that failure to act would lead to another self-imposed funding crisis that would undermine vital road, highway and transit repairs.
Read MoreYokohama Growing Larger
Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) announced it is relocating its corporate headquarters from Fullerton, Calif., to nearby Santa Ana, Calif. to accommodate business growth. The move is expected to take place in November. YTC signed a 10-year lease for its new 57,000-sq.-ft. headquarters at 1 MacArthur Place. The tire maker will occupy two-and-a-half floors at the high-tech, nine-floor office complex building…
Read MoreFuel Economy Gains Highlight Need for Highway Trust Fund Action
The Environmental Protection Agency just announced that new vehicles achieved all-time-high fuel economy in 2013. Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1 miles per gallon (mpg) – a 0.5 mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years. The average…
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