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Company plans Wisconsin rail terminal to ship fracking sand

2016-07-09 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: A mining company plans to construct a $10 million railroad loading terminal near Tomah to ship fracking sand to new markets. Texas-based Smart Sand Inc.'s plans call for nearly 7 miles of looped track that could accommodate four trains longer than 1.5 miles, the La Crosse Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/29ol2G4 ). The facility would handle sand from the company's 1,118-acre mine in nearby Oakdale. The mine sits along Canadian Pacific tracks, which provide a connection to North Dakota oil wells....

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Diversion of Lake Michigan water approved for Wisconsin city

2016-06-29 02:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Slithersmusiczine: Gallo said the process had been very thorough and amendments that reduced the service area of Waukesha's water application, essentially to the city's existing boundaries, limited potential avenues for a challenge. Environmental groups that opposed the deal were still studying the final agreement but applauded restrictions on the amount of water to be drawn by Waukesha and the area served by the diversion. "Protecting and preserving our Great Lakes - one of Mother Nature's most magnificent treasures...

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