Ray Cross on Fracking and the Fort Berthold Reservation

Probably the most important article on fracking in Indian country so far.

Raymond Cross has published “Development’s Victim or Its Beneficiary?: The Impact of Oil and Gas Development on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation” in the North Dakota Law Review.

First US Oil Refinery in 40 Years Approved (at Fort Berthold Reservation)

Here is the news coverage (from an enviroment-friendly organization).

Here are the administrative materials on the permit approval (PDF).