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CHIPPEWA FALLS â Homeowners in Chippewa and Jackson counties have filed new lawsuits against sand mines, claiming the mines are causing negative health impacts and loss of property value.
Kevin and Donna Zwiefelhofer, 14746 Highway DD, Bloomer, filed the lawsuit Friday in Chippewa County Court against EOG Resources of Chippewa Falls, Kraemer Mining & Materials Inc., of Burnsville, Minn., and those companiesâ insurance providers.
Also, nine residents from Hixton or Taylor filed a claim in Jackson County Court on Friday against Wisconsin Proppants LLC, WP Operations LLC, Turnkey Process Solutions, and those companiesâ insurance providers. Both cases are requesting a court trial with 12 jurors. The defendants have 45 days to respond in court to each lawsuit.
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ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) Nearly a dozen western Wisconsin residents filed new lawsuits against frac sand mines in Jackson and Chippewa counties, while almost four dozen others are trying to amend four lawsuits against Hi-Crush mines in Trempealeau County.
“Frac sand mining facilities are destructive forces on our rural landscape,” said Tim Jacobson, an attorney at Fitzpatrick, Skemp & Butler in Onalaska who has been involved in legal challenges against several planned and existing frac sand mines in Wisconsin, as well as one originally planned near Zion National Park in southern Utah.
“These open-pit mines depress property values, pollute our rivers and the air, and shatter the peaceful lives and well-being of those who live nearby with blasting and round-the-clock industrial noises,” Jacobson said.