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North Dakota
In North Dakota, the oil boom changes politics
Oct 30, 2014
Out-of-state political contributions are fueling what used to be low-energy politics
Why are North Dakota's oilfields so dangerous?
Oct 3, 2014
Inside Energy traveled to Williston, the heart of the oil boom, to get answers.
How to blow off steam – and the driver next to you
by
Todd Melby
Sep 4, 2014
Some oil boomtown pickup truck owners make a statement by "rolling coal."
Phil Hamm's no billionaire, but he's got something to say about oil
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Todd Melby
Aug 11, 2014
Billionaire Harold Hamm is a leading oil man. Phil Hamm - he's a different story
North Dakota oil wells drain energy and money
Jul 4, 2014
Fracking oil wells burn off as much a third of the natural gas they release.
A mall in the middle of (what used to be) nowhere
Jun 16, 2014
Williston, North Dakota, is in the middle of an oil boom, but it doesn't have many stores or restaurants for a growing population.
In North Dakota, making ribs for roughnecks
by
Todd Melby
May 13, 2014
All sorts of people have moved to North Dakota to take jobs in the oil fields.
For public good, not for profit.
Will the latest oil-train fire make people rethink anything?
by
Adriene Hill
Dec 31, 2013
An intense oil-train fire in North Dakota demonstrates the scale of damage possible when oil is moved by rail.
In oil boom, happy to drive a truck by day, a cab by night
by
Todd Melby
Dec 17, 2013
Elsie Ejismekwu is happy to have two driving jobs in the North Dakota oil fields as she starts her life over.
North Dakota's oil boom keeps ambulance services on the run
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Todd Melby
Dec 12, 2013
Dangerous work and long hours combine for a lot of oil-field injuries. Small-town ambulance crews have their hands full.