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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Sargent Sand Co. are once again talking about a deal to acquire a piece of private property located in Ludington State Park a decade after the last talks broke down. The state would like to purchase the company’s Ludington, Mich., sand mine when the company’s five-year operating permit expires at the end…

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Wisconsin Studies to Analyze Groundwater at Frac Sand Plants

Three years ago, water samples from ponds at Wisconsin frac sand mines showed concentrations of heavy metals many times higher than state groundwater standards recommend. Now, the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is planning a study to see if the metal from those ponds is leaching from mines and polluting groundwater, according to Rich Kremer, writing for Wisconsin Public…

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