Apr 02 Could North Dakota decide the GOP nomination? By Daniel Bush As Wisconsin readies itself for a hotly contested Republican primary on Tuesday, a far different battle is taking place in Fargo this weekend -- one that could help determine the GOP nomination at the Republican National Convention in July. And… Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 5:48 What the return of high school football means to an oil boom town By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 8:38 Why North Dakota’s oil fields are so deadly for workers By PBS News Hour When Brendan Wegner went to work in North Dakota's Bakken oil fields, his family had no idea it was so dangerous. On average, a worker dies every six weeks. On his first day on the rig, Wegner was killed by… Continue watching
May 23 Watch 8:59 Highlighted by hazards, new rules aim to tackle the safety of oil trains By PBS News Hour In North Dakota, nearly a million barrels of crude oil are extracted from the ground each day, and instead of pipelines, most of it is transported by rail. Now, prompted by a series of catastrophic accidents, the Department of Transportation… Continue watching
May 22 DOT issues new rules to minimize disaster when oil trains derail By Stephen Fee Russell Gold, the author of the book, The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World, and an energy reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins the NewsHour's Stephen Fee via Google Hangout to discuss the… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 7:17 As oil prices drop, North Dakota’s booming industry braces for a winter cooldown By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 26 Fracking brine leak in North Dakota reaches Missouri River, prompts state Democrats to call for more regulation By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy A pipeline leak near Williston, North Dakota, that began January 6 has spilled 3 million gallons of brine -- a byproduct of hydraulic fracturing. The leak has reached the Missouri River, the Associated Press reported on Friday. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Forget the Senate: These are the midterm contests that will affect people By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 11 Watch Crude oil brings boom times and safety concerns to North Dakota By PBS News Hour In North Dakota an oil boom has transformed the state's economy. Nearly a million barrels of crude come out of the ground each day in the state, and instead of traveling by pipeline, most North Dakota oil goes by rail. Continue watching
May 10 As oil booms in North Dakota, questions of rail safety linger By Stephen Fee After a series of fiery derailments over the past year -- including a deadly incident in Quebec last summer -- regulators and policy makers are asking questions about the safety of oil by rail. Continue reading