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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Thu May 24, 2018, 05:18 PM May 2018

Wisconsin frack sand sludge spill reaches Mississippi River

Source: Associated Press


Youssef Rddad, Associated Press
Updated 3:25 pm, Thursday, May 24, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials in Wisconsin are testing the environmental and health impacts following a frack sand sludge spill that has now reached the Mississippi River.

A contactor's bulldozer slid into a pond earlier this week, leading to an hours-long rescue at the Hi-Crush mine in the western Wisconsin town of Whitehall. Rescuers emptied the pond to free the man, requiring them to release 10 million gallons (37.8 million liters) of water and mud into the Trempealeau River tributary.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is studying the sludge, but test results likely won't be back for a week. DNR spokesman Jim Dick said Thursday that Hi-Crush is cleaning up the area.

Meanwhile, the plume has reached the Mississippi River and Minnesota's pollution agency is monitoring it.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Wisconsin-frack-sand-sludge-spill-reaches-12941650.php



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Wisconsin frack sand sludge spill reaches Mississippi River (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2018 OP
Thank god Minnesota's pollution agency is monitoring because we don't have one any more. Still In Wisconsin May 2018 #1
Ditto. Borchkins May 2018 #2
We have a hallowed out DNR also, thanks to Walker. riversedge May 2018 #6
let's have onethatcares May 2018 #3
DNR???? Wanker removed scientists.. LakeArenal May 2018 #4
they could not throw him a fucking rope? pansypoo53219 May 2018 #5
 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
1. Thank god Minnesota's pollution agency is monitoring because we don't have one any more.
Thu May 24, 2018, 05:24 PM
May 2018

Thanks, Scott Walker.

onethatcares

(16,130 posts)
3. let's have
Thu May 24, 2018, 05:54 PM
May 2018

a catfish fry and invite all the representatives of the area to eat some fresh Mississippi catfish while they tell us it's no big deal.

LakeArenal

(28,713 posts)
4. DNR???? Wanker removed scientists..
Thu May 24, 2018, 08:34 PM
May 2018

From the DNR. My SIL was one of those scientists studying ground water.

My interpretation of Wank’s investigation :

(Totally uncredited wanker bends down and puts to fingers in sludge. Stands up rolling fingers together)
“Yep, that’s sludge”.
Investigation and recovery done.

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