In the early 2000s, the Keystone XL oil pipeline became one of the most powerful symbols in the fight against climate change. And since then, it's not just local landowners fighting pipelines in their backyards anymore. It's environmental group

3: The spark that ignited fires

Jun 26th, 2018 29m 27s

Pipelines have become a potent issue for Native American and indigenous people, who are fighting them across North America. Part of the fight is over culture and identity. But it also involves a messy history of land and treaties, and a long, c

2: The largest inland spill

Jun 20th, 2018 25m 10s

This story isn't just about the risks of transporting huge amounts of oil through pipelines. It's also about the reward that oil provides.

1: Pipes

Jun 19th, 2018 24m 24s

Pipelines are everywhere: 2.5 million miles of them form a web under our feet, our rivers and our roads. They're at the forefront of an epic tug of war between our reliance on oil and the risk that oil poses to the future of our world.

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Coming soon: Rivers of Oil, an MPR News podcast

Jun 11th, 2018 1m 57s

All over the country, people are moving to camps in the woods, climbing trees, chaining themselves to bulldozers, all in the name of stopping an oil pipeline. What's going on? Why is there suddenly a dramatic conflict around pipelines? And is i

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