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Continuing series: Frac Sand Fever
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Frac sand fever
Local officials dealing themselves a piece of frac sand boom
While the officeholders have been careful to abstain from voting on their own deals. their ethics are being called into question by constituents and other elected leaders. Updated Dec. 26, 2012
Jim and Lou Ellen Frei
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For one couple, sand mining creates wealth — and friction
Article By: CURT BROWN ,Star Tribune Publish December 2, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 2, 2012 2:34 PMA farm couple cashed in on the soil that gave them fits for 40 years, gaining a new lifestyle -- and some enmity.
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Wabasha City Council boosts frac-sand rail hub
Article By: TONY KENNEDY , Star Tribune Publish December 18, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 18, 2012 12:01 AMCity Council turns back environmental challenge to the proposal.
Kevin Lien
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For regulators, sand mine riches are tough to refuse
Article By: TONY KENNEDY , Star Tribune Publish October 28, 2012 2:00 AM / Update October 28, 2012 5:13 PMAs the sand rush intensifies, county regulators are being hired away by the industry, creating backlogs of work and fears of conflicts of interest.
St. Charles, Minn.
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St. Charles, Minn., ponders future as sand mining takes off
Article By: TONY KENNEDY , Star Tribune Publish September 30, 2012 2:00 AM / Update October 1, 2012 6:24 AMSt. Charles weighs chance to be the state's gateway to a new frontier.
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