The Houston County Commissioners were not able to come to an agreement on a frac sand mining ordinance Tuesday morning. Houston County will revert back to the original ordinance that says little about ...

My name is David Palmquist. I worked for 39 years as Whitewater State Park naturalist, sharing this area’s amazing natural resources and environmental education with park visitors and area residents.

Anyone hoping to start a frac sand mining operation in Winona County will need to put their plans on hold — at least for now. In a 3-2 vote, the Winona County Board of Commissioners passed a ...

Are you comfortable risking our aquifers and water quality? Are you comfortable destroying our landscape? Are you comfortable risking the health of yourself and others? Are you comfortable with the ...

• Frac sand mining destroys the soil. Reclamation will never restore affected sites to productive farmland because topsoil requires hundreds of years to form. Sand mining affects water quality, sand ...

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series examining the potential for frac sand mining in Sauk County. A recent viability assessment conducted by people worried about a frac sand ...

SAUK CITY — Filmmakers Melissa Troutman and Joshua Pribanic will present their film “Triple Divide” on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Park Hall, 307 Polk St., Sauk City. The film examines the impacts of frac ...