One Planet: The deadly business of building oil and gas pipelines

One Planet: The deadly business of building oil and gas pipelines

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One Planet: The deadly business of building oil and gas pipelines

By Malihe Razazan • Oct 22, 2018

The DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) being installed between farms, as seen from 50th Avenue in New Salem, North Dakota.

The DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) being installed between farms, as seen from 50th Avenue in New Salem, North Dakota.
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Monday 10-22-18’s Your Call: One Planet Series

On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet series, investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz joins us to discuss her latest Pacific Standard cover story called ‘Death on the Dakota Access: An investigation into the deadly business of building oil and gas pipelines.’

She found that in 2016, gas and oil pipeline construction workers died on the job 3.6 times more often than the average American worker. What are the dangers involved for pipeline workers and how is this industry regulated?

Guest:

Antonia Juhasz, investigative reporter and author of Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill

Web Resource:

PacificStandard: DEATH ON THE DAKOTA ACCESS: An investigation into the deadly business of building oil and gas pipelines.