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Oil trains are one of the clearest connections between the Bakken oil field in North Dakota and regular Americans. In 2008, no oil left North Dakota by鈥�
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North Dakota is the most dangerous state in the country for oil and gas workers. In 2011-2012, there were 75 deaths per 100,000 workers. In the next鈥�
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As the oil and gas industry has grown to employ over half a million oil and gas workers nationwide, the number of fatalities has grown as well. In 2013,鈥�
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Flaring 鈥� the practice of burning natural gas, often when it's produced as a byproduct of oil drilling 鈥� has come under scrutiny in recent years. In part鈥�
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Farming and ranching have always been the biggest industries in North Dakota. But now, oil has knocked agriculture from the top spot. Mining 鈥� which鈥�
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In the first quarter of 2014, the United States surpassed both Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world鈥檚 largest oil producer. It already hit that mark for鈥�
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A leaky pipeline has spilled about 1 million gallons of saltwater near a North Dakota reservoir that supplies drinking water to the Fort Berthold Indian鈥�
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Energy boom states in the west are taking different tactics for recording and responding to public health complaints regarding oil and gas.Colorado has鈥�
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The railroad industry is taking steps to avoid public disclosure of crude oil shipment routes, reports The Associated Press. The companies were ordered in鈥�
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A continuing energy boom in the Rocky Mountains and Northern Great Plains is reshaping the future of what鈥檚 powering America. The three states are feeling鈥�