North Dakota

A man packs groceries separated from the cashier by a plastic sheet

How people around the world are filling their pantries

Leaders around the world have promised their citizens that grocery stores will stay open, even in the places most impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic. But people are still making sure they have essentials on hand. What does “stocking up” look like for people around the world?

How people around the world are filling their pantries
Keystone pipeline spill

Keystone oil spill casts doubt on the safety of proposed Keystone XL pipeline

Keystone oil spill casts doubt on the safety of proposed Keystone XL pipeline
Children at school

A North Dakota law gives school districts a chance to experiment

A North Dakota law gives school districts a chance to experiment
A young woman wearing a purple headdress marches in a rally with Standing Rock Sioux Nation

Backlash over North Dakota voter ID law could rally Native Americans

Backlash over North Dakota voter ID law could rally Native Americans
a man stands at near Standing Rock North Dakota

What stands in the way of Native American voters?

What stands in the way of Native American voters?
Jayden Lookinghorse, riding his horse, stands on top of a hill on the Cheyenne River Reservation South Dakota.

Out of spotlight, tribes keep fighting Dakota pipeline

Native American tribes that tried to block the Dakota Access oil pipeline during a months-long standoff with authorities in North Dakota more than a year ago are carrying on their fight in federal court.

Out of spotlight, tribes keep fighting Dakota pipeline
Atchafalaya bayou

Federal judge halts Louisiana pipeline

A federal Judge has temporarily halted the Bayou Bridge Pipeline on environmental grounds. The pipeline would cut across Louisiana’s pristine Atchafalaya Basin in order to connect the Dakota Access Pipeline to the Gulf coast.

Federal judge halts Louisiana pipeline
Helicopter dropping water on wildfire

2017 was the costliest US natural disaster year on record

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that America suffered a record amount of damage in 2017 from natural disasters, with a tab of more than $306 billion.

2017 was the costliest US natural disaster year on record
North Dakota leads the nation in the production of several crops including: barley, canola, spring wheat, and honey. A low population state, farmers there rely heavily on exports.

Trump says we’re losing badly with trade. But North Dakota suggests otherwise.

North Dakota is a big place with a small population: 750,000. So, farmers send a lot of their harvest overseas, and elected officials know full well: Exports are the state’s lifeblood.

Trump says we’re losing badly with trade. But North Dakota suggests otherwise.
Oil wells dot the rural, agricultural landscape surrounding Williston, North Dakota. The Bakken formation has become one of the largest sources of new oil production in the US.

The 'Wild West on steroids' cools off

When the price of oil plummeted a few years back, local businesses in Williston, North Dakota, felt the hurt. But many locals also say that the breakneck pace was unsustainable.

The 'Wild West on steroids' cools off
Kevin Christensen looks on as his son, Lane Christensen, sharpens an industrial drill bit. Christensen’s four-person company turned into an international exporter in a matter of months with help from the US Commercial Service.

The underfunded govt program that got drill bits from rural North Dakota to Zimbabwe

The US government has a proven program that's boosting exports and creating rural jobs. North Dakotans want it expanded.

The underfunded govt program that got drill bits from rural North Dakota to Zimbabwe
Pipeline protest

US oil producers race to build infrastructure while nationwide protests mount

With an ally in the White House and declining demand for oil in the US, American companies are pushing to expand the nation's oil infrastructure in order to export crude overseas.

US oil producers race to build infrastructure while nationwide protests mount
Oil wells near Williston, North Dakota have propelled strong growth in the state.

Why some American conservatives believe in climate change, but don't worry about it

When I ask conservatives in Middle America about climate change, the mood nearly always grows tense.

Why some American conservatives believe in climate change, but don't worry about it
Standing Rock Camp and the surrounding area was pummelled by a massive blizzard on Monday.

A North Dakota blizzard hits the Standing Rock protest camp hard

Following Sunday evening's victory — winning postponement of the Dakota Access Pipeline — the Standing Rock protest camp was battered by a strong blizzard.

A North Dakota blizzard hits the Standing Rock protest camp hard
Brandi King, a Nakota veteran who served in the Iraq war, has been at the Standing Rock camp on and off for several months.

Protesters at Standing Rock celebrate an unexpected victory

Months of protest in North Dakota came to a head over the weekend — and not at all in the way people were expecting. But they're beyond thrilled with the decision.

Protesters at Standing Rock celebrate an unexpected victory