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Wisconsin GOP Aims tLimit Mining Rules & Silence Opposition
2013-10-27 02:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Progressive: The frac sand mining industry faced off with dozens of Wisconsin citizens on Thursday as the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining and Revenue held a public hearing on a bill that would severely limit local governments' abilities to protect their communities against the harmful health and environmental effects of frac sand and other non-metallic mining activities. Mining for sand used to extract natural gas and oil in the hydraulic fracturing process has become a serious...
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Fracking rules a start, but fall short
2013-10-25 18:39:01| Waste Management - Topix.net
The rules that the Department of Environmental Quality unveiled Tuesday mark significant progress, allowing more scrutiny of the chemicals used in the process more commonly known as "fracking."
Opponents Blast Wisconsin Bill Scaling Back Frac Sand Mine Rules
2013-10-25 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A Republican bill that would scale back local sand mine regulations amounts to an unwarranted attack on small government and could put people who live around the operations at risk, the measure`s opponents told lawmakers Thursday. Dozens of people packed a public hearing in front of the Senate mining committee, forcing pages to open up two overflow rooms. Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, told the committee her district includes dozens of mines and people who have to live with the operations deserve...
Relax Danish Environmental Rules to Improve Feed and Meat Production
2013-10-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - The Danish Government has been called on to relax environment regulations in order to allow Danish farmers to add more fertiliser to their land to increase feed quality and reduce pig meat production costs.
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Front Range smog complicates push for oil and gas industry air rules
2013-10-25 01:29:45| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Smog along Colorado's Front Range is thickening again, exceeding federal standards, and government-backed scientists say the oil and gas boom is partly to blame.
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