The November 2017 publication of When the Hills Are Gone garnered some media attention locally and beyond, and I've had the pleasure of giving a few interviews about the book.
Prior to the book's publication, I was interviewed by Erik Ness for the story "Communities Take the Lead in Battling Frac Sand Mines," which was published in The Progressive (May 23, 2017).
Also before publication, I spoke about my research and book in an interview with Culture and Agriculture (June 18, 2017), which sponsors the academic journal that published my first article about frac sand mining.
Not long after the book came out, I spent an hour talking with Jerry Poling from UW-Stout's University Communications. He wrote an excellent article titled "Frac-tured hills: Professor's book goes inside the fight against Wisconsin sand mines." It was carried by several local and west-central Wisconsin newspapers, including the CVPost.org (Nov. 22, 2017), the Dunn County News (Chippewa Herald) (Nov. 25-26, 2017), the Chetek Alert (Nov. 29, 2017), the Leader-Telegram (Dec. 3, 2017), the Spooner Advocate (Dec. 6, 2017), and possibly others.
In addition to local newspapers, I had my one minute of fame on the evening television news. I was interviewed by Emma Wheeler for News 18 WQOW Eau Claire, and a brief segment aired on December 7, 2017 (unfortunately, the video is no longer posted).
Beyond western Wisconsin, I was invited to be a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio's The Morning Show (Dec. 11, 2017), and spent the 8am hour discussing frac sand mining with host Kate Archer Kent and callers.
Lastly (so far?), I was interviewed by Jason Zasky for a feature in the online publication Failure Magazine (Jan 19, 2018).
An anthropologist documenting the social, economic, and environmental impacts of frac sand mines
