The United States Supreme Court will not hear a case involving a Winona County, Minn., ban on frac sand mining. The denial means a previous ruling upholding the ban stands.
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Minnesota Sands Appeals to Supreme Court
The Winona Post reports that after losing at the district, appellate and state Supreme Court level, Minnesota Sands is taking its case against Winona County’s frac sand ban to the highest court in the land. Minnesota Sands appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court last week, the company announced, asking the high court to take up its case.
Read MoreMinnesota Sands Appeals Frac Sand Mining Ban
Minnesota Sands is not done challenging the Winona County, Minn., frac sand mining ban in court. Winona County District Court Judge Mary Leahy ruled last November to uphold the county’s ban. Last week, the frac sand operator appealed the case to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, according to the Winona Post.
Read MoreMinnesota Sands Strikes Back Against Sand Ban
Minnesota Sands LLC has filed a lawsuit to challenge the Winona County, Minn., ban on the mining of sand for use in the energy industry. The ban was passed by the Winona County board of commissioners in November of 2016 and prohibits the mining, processing or trans-loading of frac sand in rural Winona County.
Read MoreMinnesota County Bans Frac Sand Mining
According to the Winona Post, Winona County, Minn., board members Marie Kovecsi, Greg Olson and Jim Pomeroy voted 3-2 vote to move forward with banning the frac sand industry in rural Winona County. A final vote on the ban will not be held until the board’s November 22 meeting and the board could still change course.
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The CEO of CSX, Michael Ward, stated during the company’s investor conference call, “Right now, as we look out through 2015 we don’t see any significant impact at all in our crude oil by rail into the eastern markets, and certainly in our frac sand markets where we’re moving into the Utica and the Marcellus area, where the natural gas…
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