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Fracking shifts U.S. oil production away from California

by Daniel Ackerman
Sep 4, 2024
Once a leading source of oil, California produced fewer barrels of oil in June than in any month since the federal government began counting in 1981.
As fracking in places like the Permian Basin in Texas took off, California started pumping fewer and fewer barrels of oil.
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Reinventing the rural health care system

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Feb 2, 2018
A new report outlines the challenges the health care system in rural communities faces.
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Skill shortages hamper fracking operations

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 17, 2017
Oil prices are recovering. Oil companies are expanding their U.S. operations. But a skilled worker shortage is not helping.
A billboard off Interstate 25 in southeastern Wyoming.
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Will last year’s Dakota Access Pipeline protests affect future projects?

by Annie Baxter
Jun 1, 2017
After nearly a year of opposition, the controversial pipeline is now fully operational.
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North Dakota residents have mixed response to pipeline protest

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 5, 2016
Ongoing protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline is putting some locals on edge.
Protestors camp in tents and tepees to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota
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What you need to know about the Dakota Access pipeline fight

by Tony Wagner
Sep 13, 2016
Explore the pipeline's path with our interactive map.
Demonstrators chant as they gather in front of the White House in Washington, DC, September 13, 2016, to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Trump talks energy in anxious oil country

by Leigh Paterson
May 26, 2016
In North Dakota, oil workers worry about low prices and rising pressure from climate change.
People watch as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally on May 26, 2016 in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Local Money: The controversy over North Dakota 'man camps'

by Lizzie O'Leary
Apr 1, 2016
One city is banning temporary housing for oil employees .
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The Dispatch, Ep 9: Silicon Prairie

by Molly Wood
Mar 31, 2016
Drones over North Dakota, plus some thoughts on Waze.
Open space and state funding are just a few of the reasons North Dakota is becoming a hotbed of development for the drone industry.
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Five personal finance lessons from the oil boom and bust

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 19, 2016
One reporter reflects on what she learned from her time in North Dakota.
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