Death on the Bakken shale
Fault Lines investigates why North Dakota’s oil boom has seen the highest worker fatality rates in the US.
Published On 14 Jan 2015
Fault Lines investigates why North Dakota’s oil boom has seen the highest worker fatality rates in the US.
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