Year of Award
2025
Document Type
Professional Paper
Degree Type
Master of Arts (MA)
Degree Name
Environmental Science and Natural Resource Journalism
Department or School/College
School of Journalism
Committee Chair
Jeremy Lurgio
Committee Co-chair
Jule Banville
Commitee Members
Jeremy Lurgio, Jule Banville, Erin Semmens
Keywords
Clean air act settlement, marathon oil, oil and gas, respiratory health issues, MHA Nation, The bakken
Subject Categories
Environmental Health | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health
Abstract
In 2008 the oil boom hit North Dakota. The oil brought wealth and human health concerns to the state and specifically, the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. In July of 2024 the largest Clean Air Act Settlement of its kind happened on the reservation due to Marathon Oil emitting thousands of tons more pollutants that regulations outlined. This story dives into the human health effects, advocacy and the difficulty in balancing health and wealth on the reservation.
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