HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
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I can barely stomach news about Western North Dakota these days. Every day it is something - either in the local or national news; unfortunately, it is so rarely good news. The infrastructure cannot s...
Posted on 6/10/12 at 9:31 PM
FACES OF THE BOOM: FRACN8R’s name says it all 
Monte Besler’s job can be summed up in his license plate: FRACN8R. The Williston engineer who specializes in hydraulic fracturing once earned that nickname from a co-worker in the oilfield.
By Amy Dalrymple , March 25, 2013
Minnesota man dies in accident at hydraulic fracturing site
A Duluth, Minn., man who died in an accident at a hydraulic fracturing site Saturday north of Watford City, N.D., was a family man and Air Force veteran who was proud of the work he was doing in North Dakota, his family said Sunday.
By Amy Dalrymple and Peter Passi , January 20, 2013
Andy Lindberg, Plymouth, Minn., letter: Fracking needs tighter regulating by Congress
Any time a measure can be taken to prevent contamination to the water people drink, that measure should be taken.
By Andy Lindberg , January 18, 2012
N.D. tribe bans controversial hydraulic fracturing technique
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa has banned a contentious oil and gas recovery technique and wants to stop a federal auction that would open drilling on the reservation.
By Associated Press , December 02, 2011
Killdeer, N.D., chosen for study focusing on hydraulic fracturing's impact on drinking water
Killdeer in Dunn County was chosen for a study focusing on hydraulic fracturing’s impact on drinking water, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. The EPA has identified seven case studies. The sites chosen were selected following extensive input from stakeholders, including the public, local and state officials, industry and environmental organizations, according to the agency.
By The Dickinson Press , June 23, 2011
Neighbors raising stink over hydraulic fracturing
Hydraulic fracturing allows rich stores of gas to be extracted from once out-of-reach, dense shale formations more than a mile underground. The industry insists the process is safe, for people and the environment, but many Americans aren't so sure. This new energy boom has turned neighbor against neighbor and split towns in many parts of the country.
By Michael Rubinkam and Ramit Plushnick-Masti , April 12, 2011
BLM fracking forum coming to Bismarck
The Bureau of Land Management plans to hold regional forums on hydraulic fracturing, including one in Bismarck.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2011
North Dakota lawmakers support 'fracking' for oil production
North Dakota lawmakers are supporting an oil production technique called "fracking" that is driving western North Dakota's oil boom.
By Herald Staff Report , March 21, 2011
EPA's study into oil industry's fracking process includes North Dakota
Federal authorities plan to continue taking a hard look at the oil industry practice of hydraulic fracturing, a technology that is key to North Dakota’s booming oil development.
By Chuck Haga , February 10, 2011
N.D. LEGISLATURE: Committee approves bill that says hydraulic fracturing is acceptable
North Dakota is going on the defense to protect the state’s oil industry.
A committee of state lawmakers unanimously approved a bill Thursday that states hydraulic fracturing is an acceptable recovery process in North Dakota.
By Teri Finneman , January 21, 2011
Fretting over fracking
As some raise questions about threats to surface water, oil industry and state regulators defend hydraulic fracturing as safe. The clamor appears to be growing for greater regulation of “fracking,” the mineral extraction process that has helped to fuel North Dakota’s oil boom. On the heels of a critical “60 Minutes” report Sunday, oil and gas giant Halliburton has begun to disclose some of the chemicals it uses in fracking while continuing to insist that the process is safe.
By Chuck Haga , November 17, 2010
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