WPR: Frac Sand Mining and the Struggle for Community
Over the last decade, frac sand mining saw a boom in Wisconsin, but it didn’t come without consequences. Residents, landowners, mining company officials, and environmental activists have all clashed at various points, shaking local communities in the process. This hour, an author looks back at the battle over sand mining in Wisconsin, the power dynamics that emerged from that fight, and where things go from here.
Allotment Stories: Daniel Heath Justice and Jean M. O'Brien.
Saving Animals: Elan Abrell and Kathryn (Katie) Gillespie on sanctuary, care, ethics.
Making creative laborers for a precarious economy: Josef Nguyen, Carly Kocurek, and Patrick LeMieux.
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