Oil is so embedded in daily life that it often goes unnoticed. But before the mid-19th century, it played a very small role ...
The oil boom in Utah's Dinosaur Country could push a highway through one of last pieces of wilderness in the state. The idea of paving a road through the Book Cliffs for the oil industry was rejected ...
Houston's economy has been riding the oil roller coaster for over a century, and the highs and lows of the world's most volatile (and most popular) commodity have left deep marks on the city's ...
Lack of a state floodplain policy enabled oil companies to build in parts of Texas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.