American South, Midwest See Gains in Housing Development
Dozens of American counties saw hundreds, if not thousands, of new units developed between 2015 and 2016.
North Dakota
The Native American Protests in North Dakota Are About More Than an Oil Pipeline
Do the last few weeks mark a turning point for environmental activism?
The Human Cost of Keystone XL
In North Dakota’s oil boomtowns, rape, sex trafficking, and domestic violence rates are spiking, with American Indian women suffering the most. Now tribes along the Keystone XL pipeline route worry that the violence could be headed their way—and tribal police may be unable to stop it.
How One Town Ended Homelessness
Can the lessons of small-town North Dakota be applied to the big city?
Boom & Bust: How Big Oil Boomtowns Can Survive—and Thrive
To kick off our week-long series on booms and busts, Jamie Wiebe looks to North Dakota, currently the fastest-growing state in the union, to see how local planners are preparing for what's widely considered to be an inevitable crash.
An Accident Waiting to Happen: The Peril of Transporting Crude by Rail
As oil trains derail across the United States, a windswept—and vulnerable—stretch of Montana’s Glacier National Park underscores the folly of transporting crude by rail.
This Is Your Town on Fracking: A Visit to Williston, North Dakota
Elizabeth Royte finds herself stranded in Williston, North Dakota, at the heart of a new oil boom in the United States.
Williston, North Dakota: Air Boomtown
Gulfstreams and Dassault Falcons crowd the skies over Williston, North Dakota.