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Iowa Counties Stick To Home To Win Fights Over Frac Sand Mining

A group of northeast Iowans effectively is keeping large frac sand mine companies from mining silica-rich sand in their county by building a consortium that set aside politics and focused on dealing with the matter locally, instead of with state intervention.

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