Texas is looking to ban local bans on fracking, and it's not alone.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court will soon decide if fracking is linked to earthquakes.

Businesses that help dampen the noise from oil and gas development are thriving.

Wastewater spill is a huge reminder that fracking generates contaminated water.

In Wisconsin, sand mines go uninspected, fines are modest and some rules have lapsed.

When a Wisconsin county tried to shut them out, sand companies found a way in.

Fracking creates a sand rush in western Wisconsin, and not everyone is happy.

When oil prices drop, size and location matter to the survival of oil companies.

When an investment is good for transient energy workers, but not for a small town.

Kai talks with Adrian DeLeon, the mayor of Carrizo Springs, Texas.