By Amber Rouse/IowaWatch.org, Author at Investigate Midwest

Iowa counties stick to home to win fights over frac sand mining

by By Amber Rouse/IowaWatch.org September 2, 2014January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

A group of northeast Iowans effectively has kept 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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