Appeals Court upholds denial of frack sand mine permit

MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a Trempealeau County decision denying a permit to open a new sand mine for use in hydraulic fracking.

The 3rd District Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled against Iowa-based AllEnergy Sand. It had argued that a Trempealeau County environmental and land use committee in 2013 wrongly denied its permit to open the 550-acre sand mine and processing plant.

A circuit court had affirmed the county committee`s action in January 2015 and the appeals court upheld that ruling Tuesday, saying the "decision was supported by substantial evidence."

County officials denied AllEnergy`s application saying it was rushed and incomplete. The company wanted to open a mine near the town of Arcadia....

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