Colorado court takes up local laws limiting fracking

Sep 23, 2015
Communities have more costs, fewer benefits from oil drilling and fracking.

Five guys bet on the price of oil in 2015

Sep 11, 2015
The cost has dropped so low that none of them are close.

The politics behind oil pipelines

Sep 4, 2015
The environmental costs of leaks and spills are devastating, too.

The skies feel very friendly for airlines

Aug 31, 2015
Industry profits are at new highs, but passengers still feel so squeezed.

Weekly Wrap: The stock market, oil and Janet Yellen

Aug 28, 2015
Nela Richardson and Sudeep Reddy join Kai Ryssdal to recap the week in business and finance.

In oil glut, fewer oil rigs mean less work

Aug 21, 2015
Steve Brown started his Bakken water-hauling business during the field's peak .

Oil prices are low, but some states see gas prices spike

Aug 19, 2015
Gas consumption is up, and refineries are running near peak capacity. When one breaks down, gas prices jump.

For public good, not for profit.

An oil-worker family vows to make North Dakota home

Aug 4, 2015
Kendra Hill saw only dust when she looked up her future home on Google Maps. Now there's a town there.

Looking for the bright side in Bakken's bust

Jul 29, 2015
North Dakota oil worker has had enough of the area's greed.

Riding the oil price roller coaster in New Mexico

May 11, 2015
Businesses in Southeast New Mexico feel the impact of oil prices.