

Economy Aug 02

Oil prices have been dropping since the industry’s boom in 2014, and with that decline comes economic uncertainty for oil towns like Dickinson, North Dakota. Over 180 rigs drilled at the nearby Bakken oil field two years ago; only 27…
By PBS NewsHour
Nation May 11

Coal has been up and down since 2010, with more downs than ups. And in the past year, it fell off a virtual cliff. Here's what it sounds like.
By Jordan Wirfs-Brock, Inside Energy
Nation Apr 18

On a bitterly cold March morning in Denver, snow was forecast to start falling any minute. Time for Kevin Hinrichs and his crew to head out on the job.
By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy
Nation Oct 20

Like so many small towns on the Great Plains, Alexander, North Dakota, had been shrinking as more and more young people moved away. But for the first time in 28 years, Alexander has a football team, thanks largely to an…
By PBS NewsHour
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