Photo: #More than 1,000 Red Wing residents met at the city library to scrutinize the sand fracking process. Many are just learning about the process but are worried about what they've heard from people across the river in Wisconsin communities close to frac sand mines.
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More than 1,000 Red Wing residents met at the city library to scrutinize the sand fracking process. Many are just learning about the process but are worried about what they've heard from people across the river in Wisconsin communities close to frac sand mines. (MPR Photo/Elizabeth Baier)

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