Environmental Groups Challenge Nexgen Silica Sand Mine Water Permit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ste. Genevieve, MO – On Thursday January 26, 2023, a coalition of environmental groups including Sierra Club, Friends of Hawn, and Operation Sand joined forces to challenge a water permit issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to Nexgen Silica, LLC for the proposed sand mining facility to be located in Sainte Genevieve County along Highway 32.