MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court on Thursday refused to reinstate a permit for a proposed $75 million frac sand operation in western Wisconsin, a victory for environmentalists who have been ...

Despite a slump in the U.S. oil industry, Wisconsin frac sand producers are planning to spend millions of dollars on new plants and loading facilities as they seek to increase efficiency and sell ...

Standing high on top of a windswept dune in the West Texas plains, Greg Edwards stares out into a vast ocean of sand. It stretches in every direction, interrupted only by an occasional strip of ...

WABASHA — The city of Wabasha has put the brakes on any new or expanded frack sand operations. The City Council voted Tuesday night to impose two moratoriums, as recommended by Wabasha's planning ...

A pumpjack and a Yellowjacket Oilfield Services fracking rig sit next to Highway 191 in Midland County. (Odessa American File Photo) Except for the oil and natural gas themselves, one of the ...

Dan Wilson yelled his call to get a moratorium on loading frac sand, and about 75 others who went to Winona City Hall during a protest Wednesday yelled back. They called on the city council to impose ...

Wisconsin state environmental officials say they have no plans to impose new restrictions on the mining of sand for use in hydraulic fracturing of oil and natural gas. The state Department of Natural ...

Stockpiles of silica sand at Modern Transport Rail loading terminal on Second Street in Winona, Minn. are pictured in February 2012. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration released new ...

Image Source: U.S. Silica corporate website. Any company whose fate is tied to the spending of oil and gas has had a rough year, and U.S Silica is no different. However, its non-oil and gas-related ...