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Business Beat
4:43 pm
Wed December 21, 2011

Digging up controversy

Credit Sydney Miller / KBIA
Barrett Materials' quarry in New Haven, Mo (seen here) is the only one the company owns currently. The company's proposed quarry in Belle, Mo. has prompted local residents to appeal to the Missouri Land Reclamation Commission

This week, our stories have to do with two different controversies surrounding going underground.: a new quarry, and "fracking."

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Business
8:49 am
Fri November 18, 2011

Osage County Residents Object to Quarry Permit, Citing Health Concerns

Credit Athenar/dreamstime
Nature Quarry

The rural community of Belle in Osage County may soon have a new quarry—whether residents like it or not. KBIA’s Sydney Miller was at a meeting in Jefferson City regarding the quarry, and files this report.

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