Tag: Alaska
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25 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Recovery Plan Still Needed
Nearly 25 years after the massive Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the recovery plan for long-term natural resource damages sits on a shelf, according to documents …
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The Resource War Over Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay
But a large mineral deposit is located at the headwaters of two of the major rivers that flow into Bristol Bay, and international mining companies are eager to extract the hundreds of billions of dollars in gold, copper and molybdenum …
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First-Ever Drill Site Approved Inside Alaskan Reserve Challenged
The plan approved by the Army Corps allows ConocoPhillips to build a drilling site within the boundaries of the reserve and connect it by a road and bridge to oil infrastructure outside the reserve. Reversing an earlier decision, the Corps rejected an alternative that would have minimized impacts to the Colville Delta, which provides habitat…
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Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Still Spilling After Nearly a Decade
One thing, however, has remained constant at the site: It’s still leaking oil and forming a persistent, miles-long slick that is routinely visible on satellite images. Occasionally it reaches out more than 20 miles from the source.
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We Know Who You Are: 71 Senators Reject States’ Right to Label GMOs
And we will make sure that every one of those Senators knows that if they support any amendment or rider to the Farm Bill that would preempt state labeling laws, that if they fight labeling laws in any of their home states, we’ll support efforts to recall them where possible, or oppose them if recall…