Geologists in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Aggregate Resource Mapping Program completed three new resource maps showing the potential for sand and gravel deposits, as well as crushed stone resources, in Swift, Sibley and Redwood counties. Aggregate resources are a critical natural material needed to construct roads, bridges, trails and buildings. Datasets for all three county projects, including…
Read MoreTag: Department of Natural Resources
Working Within the System
CRH’s Ericka Baxter Focuses On Environmental Leadership Within Her Company, Industry Associations and State Government. By Therese Dunphy For most, adapting to change is one of life’s more difficult challenges. For Ericka Baxer, MScEM, senior environmental director at CRH Americas – Central Western Division, it is simply a way of life. Baxter joined the aggregates industry right out of high…
Read MoreWisconsin DNR Releases Two Permits for Public Comment
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released two general permits for public comment related to non-metallic mining. In addition, the department is also developing a new study aimed at better understanding potential groundwater affects from industrial sand mining.
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
According to the LaCrosse Tribune, the Minnesota appeals court panel heard arguments from a sand mine owner protesting a Department of Natural Resources ruling that the mine cannot operate without a special permit because of its proximity to a trout stream. Asking that the state’s ruling be reversed, an attorney for mine owners Tracie and Michelle Erickson of Rushford, Minn.,…
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
At an open house on frac sand mining issues at the Howard Town Hall in Colfax, Wisc., organized by the Madison-based nonprofit group Midwest Environmental Advocates and local opponents of frac sand mining, community members spoke about the impact of mining on their lives. It is the first of three such meetings to be held in Western Wisconsin, according to…
Read MoreWisconsin DNR Facing Permit, Research Questions
According to WSAU radio in Wisconsin, the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has continued to let new frac-sand mines open, even though the agency’s environmental regulations expired nine months ago.
Read MoreHi-Crush Donations Questioned
Wisconsin state campaign finance records show executives from Hi-Crush Partners, which is facing Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fines, have donated $10,000 to the campaign of Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) over the last two election cycles, according to WisconsinWatch.
Read More