Oil Boom Creating Dark Side Of Industry In North Dakota
The headlines we usually hear from North Dakota's oil boom are about all of the jobs and the big money to be made. Now, we are hearing about the dark side of the boom.
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The headlines we usually hear from North Dakota's oil boom are about all of the jobs and the big money to be made. Now, we are hearing about the dark side of the boom.
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