Environmental groups drop lawsuits over Monroe County frac mine, continue challenge to DNR permit

Groups opposed to a proposed Monroe County frac sand operation have dropped court cases against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources but are continuing efforts to overturn the agency’s approval of a permit to fill pristine wetlands.

The DNR in May granted Meteor Timber permits to fill 16.25 acres of wetlands to make way for a proposed $65 million processing and loading facility that would serve a nearby mining site the Georgia investment company acquired in a 2014 purchase of nearly 50,000 acres....