How an Oil Boom Takes on a Life of Its Own
"My name is Pat Wilson. I’m a 67 year old cattle rancher who’s had a somewhat checkered career. I grew up on the family…
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Losing the Night Sky: How Oil and Gas Development Altered New Town’s Views
Norma: Norma Stenslie. I grew up in the eastern part of North Dakota, by Hope, and we met at Concordia college. I was a piano…
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Witnessing the Oil and Gas Industry Turn the Fort Berthold Reservation Into “an Industrial Zone”
"My name is Lisa DeVille, and I am an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. I’ve lived my whole life in Mandaree,…
No Control: How the Oil and Gas Industry Keeps this Retirement Community in the Dark
Bob: "I’m Bob Robertson, and I live in Battlement Mesa, Colorado. I’ve lived here... I think it’s about six years now. Before this, I lived…
An Unexplained Tumor: The Mysterious Health Impacts of Oil and Gas
“My parents worked in the oilfield. My husband worked in the oilfield. We knew what oil drilling was like in the 80s and 90s. We…
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Drilling, Flaring, and Ranching
"I have no idea how many wells are on our land. Many, many wells."