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Life After Coal: One Miner’s Story
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Frank Thompson was one of almost 500 miners laid off in Wyoming in a single day earlier this year. Now, he’s trying to figure out life after mining—how to provide for his son, and how to bounce back.
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Road Tripping Along North Dakota’s Oil Bust Alley
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A road trip down Highway 22 in Dickinson, North Dakota, reveals who is hurting — and benefitting — from the oil bust.
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Coal Communities Consider Life After Layoffs
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As the state’s energy booms go bust, Wyoming is facing the colossal task of having to replace some of its main economic drivers. It’s either that or learn to live with less.
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As Coal Mining Continues, What Does Bankruptcy Mean On The Ground?
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Peabody Energy is one of the largest coal companies in the world and operates mines all over the United States. But some of its senior lenders are now recommending bankruptcy, as the company faces potential defaults on several loans.
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Hope And Anxiety At Oilfield Job Fair
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Job seekers still flock to Williston, North Dakota seeking easy money in the Bakken oilfield. Falling oil prices have made that dream a little harder to attain.
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Ran Off The Rig: An Oil Worker’s Diary
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Oil worker Neil LaRubbio documents what it’s like to be on the inside as oil prices plummet.
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Quitting The Bakken: One Oil Worker’s Story
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Low oil prices gave truck driver Apryl Boyce a chance to re-think why she came to the Bakken oilfield. And then she decided to leave.
