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  2. Arctic Refuge drilling controversy - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 69°52′27″N 144°09′55″W. ANWR and known oil deposits in northern Alaska. The question of whether to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been an ongoing political controversy in the United States since 1977. [1] As of 2017, Republicans have attempted to allow drilling in ANWR almost fifty times ...

  3. US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness ... - AOL

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    (Reuters) -The Biden administration took steps on Friday to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska, angering state officials who said the restrictions will cost jobs and make the U.S ...

  4. EXPLAINER: The suspension of Arctic refuge drilling leases - AOL

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    Decades-long political and legal battles over drilling in America’s largest wildlife refuge took another turn when the Biden administration suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic ...

  5. Project Chariot - Wikipedia

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    Project Chariot was a 1958 United States Atomic Energy Commission proposal to construct an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson on the North Slope of the U.S. state of Alaska by burying and detonating a string of nuclear devices . Aerial shot of Chariot, AK, located near Cape Thompson, the proposed site of an artificial harbor to be created using ...

  6. Pebble Mine - Wikipedia

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    Exploration drilling rig at the proposed site of the Pebble Mine. Pebble Mine is the common name of a proposed copper -gold- molybdenum mining project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska, near Lake Iliamna and Lake Clark. [1] It was discovered in 1987, optioned by Northern Dynasty Minerals in 2001, explored in 2002, and drilled from ...

  7. Biden blocks some Arctic oil drilling as Willow decision looms

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    The Biden administration on Sunday announced actions aimed at limiting oil and gas drilling in Alaska as it is also expected to soon approve a controversial 30-year oil project. The Biden ...

  8. Biden bans drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge due to ... - AOL

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  9. Prudhoe Bay Oil Field - Wikipedia

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    Prudhoe Bay Oil Field. /  70.30667°N 148.73250°W  / 70.30667; -148.73250. Prudhoe Bay Oil Field is a large oil field on Alaska 's North Slope. It is the largest oil field in North America, covering 213,543 acres (86,418 ha) and originally contained approximately 25 billion barrels (4.0 × 10 9 m 3) of oil. [1]