Wisconsin’s environmental protection agency has agreed to reconsider whether to let a Georgia investment company fill Monroe County wetlands for a frac sand processing site.
The Department of Natural Resources issued a letter Wednesday granting Clean Wisconsin’s petition for a contested case hearing on a permit allowing Meteor Timber to fill 16¼ acres of wetlands for its proposed $65 million processing and loading facility...
Ken Notes: Good read, lets hope DNR gets this right. If we are going to have sand mines (and we are), we need to hold them to the fire and make sure they improve the land they effect. The private sector has used the industry to improve transit and other infrastructure, now it should at least it should be our turn.
Share this article on you social outlets
Our Sponsors
- - Volume: 5 - WEEK: 30 Date: 7/24/2017 10:04:25 AM -