Inside Energy

It’s a touchy subject for energy states: how much oil tax money should go back to the places where it’s produced to help with infrastructure needs? Emily…

Working in the oil and gas industry is dangerous - Inside Energy reported earlier this year that these jobs are in fact six times more dangerous than the…

With backing from the co-founder of Microsoft, two environmental groups filed suit Tuesday over the federal government’s coal leasing program. Wyoming…

Boom towns have never been friendly places for women. After all, they are inhabited primarily by young men who go there in droves looking for jobs. The…

The oil and gas boom in energy states like Wyoming and North Dakota has brought jobs, money, and plenty of workers. But with that has also come heavy…

Americans are continuing to see relief at the pump, as gas prices keep slipping to levels not seen in years.That’s due, in part, to US oil flooding the…

One third of the oil produced in North Dakota comes from the Fort Berthold Reservation. Since 2007, oil money has erased $125 million in debt and slashed…

Wind power is a growing part of the energy mix in the United States. New wind projects are being planned from Wyoming to Iowa to Oregon. Along with that…

Politics in North Dakota have historically been decidedly low-key--and low-budget. But the oil boom has changed that. Political spending in the state is…

Climate change is a controversial topic in this election cycle, especially when it come to teaching it in school. So far only 12 states have adopted a new…