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Study: Methane Leakage from Shale Gas Lower Than Alleged
Initial findings from a new comprehensive study undertaken by the Environmental Defense Fund and the University of Texas found that methane leakage rates from natural gas systems were far below estimates of previous studies.
Read MoreFrac Sand Company Honored by Local Chamber
According to WQOW TV, a frac sand company has been named the “Business of the Year” by the Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce. Fairmount Minerals received the award. The chamber says the company sets the bar high for the frac sand industry and has demonstrated its support to the community in numerous ways.
Read MorePreferred Sands Named to Technology List
Preferred Sands was named to Deloitte’s 19th annual Technology Fast 500. This exclusive ranking features the nation’s fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies and Preferred Sand’s inclusion recognizes the company’s success in driving increased demand for its environmentally sensitive innovations within the oil and gas industry.
Read MoreHi-Crush Rolls Along in Third Quarter
Hi-Crush reported net income of $15.0 million, or $0.52 per limited partner unit, for the third quarter of 2013 and $40.5 million, or $1.45 per limited partner unit, for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2013.
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According to The Cap Times, five Republican lawmakers from western Wisconsin, the heart of the state’s frac sand mining boom, are expressing concerns over a Republican bill that would strip local government control to regulate the industry. In a letter to the authors of Senate Bill 349, the lawmakers – Reps. Dean Knudson of Hudson, Thomas Larson of Colfax, Mary…
Read MoreCity May be First in Minnesota to Monitor Frac Sand levels in air
According to the Winona Daily News, the city of Winona, Minn., may soon be the first in the state to monitor frac sand levels in ambient air.
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According to the Winona Daily News, Independence, Minn., Common Council members gave the green light to annex a portion of the city’s land after previously denying the request. The council rejected the estimated 250-acre annexation proposed by Hi-Crush Proppants LLC during a meeting Oct. 22, but brought the petition back for a special session to vote again. The annexation was…
Read MoreProposed Wisconsin Legislation Regulates Sand Mining
The Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association (WISA) announced its support for LRB 3146 and LRB 3408, the Regulatory Certainty Act.
Read MoreFrac Sand Forum in Minnesota Draws 300
Fears that a Wisconsin-style frac sand mining boom could reach the east metro communities of the Twin Cities drew a crowd of more than 300 people to a forum in Mahtomedi, Minn., according to Minnesota Public Radio.
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