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A revolving door opens to the frac sand industry

Local zoning regulators in two Wisconsin counties wooed by seductive job offers from frac sand companies

By Tony Kennedy

October 28, 2012 at 3:55AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A revolving door has opened between county zoning offices and higher-paying jobs in the frac sand industry. The hiring trend has hampered regulatory staffing and raises questions about conflict of interest. Click here to read the Star Tribune's latest Frac Sand Frenzy story.

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Tony Kennedy is an outdoors writer covering Minnesota news about fishing, hunting, wildlife, conservation, BWCA, natural resource management, public land, forests and water.

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