I recently discovered that a large frac sand mine is being considered for an area of unique natural beauty not far from Zion National Park and the historic western town of Kanab. I was surprised to find that Kem Gardner and his company are funding this destructive and polluting project.
Ex-state Rep. Mike Noel confirmed Gardner’s backing of this frac sand mine publicly in a meeting of the Kane County Planning Commission on July 10. Noel, who has been pushing the unaffordable and unnecessary Lake Powell pipeline for years, has also arranged to sell large amounts of Kanab’s drinking water to the proposed mine, resulting in a serious risk to that community’s water supply.