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LSP Citizens’ Frac Sand Summit (part 7): LSP’s Bobby King talks about the role of local government and state regulations in controlling frac sand mining.
LSP Citizens’ Frac Sand Summit (part 7): LSP’s Bobby King talks about the role of local government and state regulations in controlling frac sand mining.
LSP Citizens’ Frac Sand Summit (part 6): Earth Works’ Jennifer Krill describes the negative impacts of extreme energy extraction.
LSP Citizens’ Frac Sand Summit (part 5): The MPCA’s John Linc Stine talks about the role his agency plays in regulating the frac sand industry.
LSP Citizens’ Frac Sand Summit (part 4): Scientist Crispin Pierce describes cutting-edge research on silica sand dust in Wisconsin.
LSP Citizens’ Frac Sand Summit (part 3): Scientist Michael McCawley on the health risks posed by surface mining’s production of ultrafine particles.
LSP Citizens’ Frac Sand Summit (part 2): Farmer Bob Christie talks about how frac sand mining threatens the farming community.
My story of connection to the land is one of re-connecting. I’m in process. I grew up in Lincoln, Neb., with essentially no connection to place. My parents had lived together in Goshen, Ind.; Iowa City, Iowa; and Berkeley, Cal., before I came along, and they had both spent their growing up years in various… Read More →
LSP Citizens’ Frac Sand Summit (part 1): Tex Hawkins talks about why frac sand mining poses such a risk to the driftless region.
A beginning farmer incubator near Duluth is helping revitalize food and farming in the Lake Superior region.
New farmers talk about how Farm Beginnings helps them balance demand for their products with keeping their businesses, and lives, sustainable.