AdvertisementOil Boom Puts Strain On North Dakota TownsDecember 02, 2011John McChesneyfacebookEmailOn the road from Williston to New Town, N.D., gleaming new pumps pull oil from freshly fracked wells. Some residents think it's possible for farming culture to co-exist with an oil boom, but they say the state needs to get a grip on the accompanying chaos. (John McChesney for NPR)