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Todd MelbyIf you drove through the Bakken a few years ago, you would have seen dozens of new hotels, RV parks and mobile homes that popped up when the oil rigs… -
Dave Thompson/Prairie PublicThe Public Service Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against an oil refinery project planned for Belfield.The complaint was filed by…
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The president of the North Dakota Association of Builders says he expects the demand for single-family housing will be growing in Williston.Ken Callahan…
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We’re airing a series of stories this week about injuries and deaths in North Dakota’s oil patch. Yesterday, we learned how the death of oil worker Dustin…
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During the last couple of days, we’ve been focusing on the rising number of injuries and deaths in North Dakota’s oil patch.Trauma admissions have doubled…
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This week we’re exploring injuries and deaths in North Dakota oil country.Yesterday, we learned about the struggles of a rural ambulance company and the…
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North Dakota’s non-stop oil boom has made lots of people rich. Some ranchers are millionaires, a few oil bosses are billionaires and lots of working…
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Supporters call it “landmark legislation.”As Prairie Public's Dave Thompson reports, a bill to send more than $1.1 billion dollars to North Dakota's oil…
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A new economic study shows the oil industry is a growing part of the state’s economy."The study reveals about a $30 billion industry in North Dakota,"…
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State mineral resources director Lynn Helms says it may be a little while before the EPA will issue guidance on rules for hydraulic fracturing."Their…
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A new tool is available through the Department of Mineral Resources to help local governments make plans around drilling activity.A new map available…
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People in the oil patch may see a few changes in 2013.State mineral resources director Lynn Helms says people will see FEWER drilling rigs than there were…