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Haley Henschel/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and Bridgit Bowden/Wisconsin Public Radio
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A controversial frac sand mining company that recently opened a site in Wisconsin is facing opposition to plans that would greatly expand its mine in Clayton County, Iowa. Pattison Sand Co. has requested re-zoning of 746 acres of land from agricultural to heavy industrial to expand its underground mine.
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