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Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek,’ a legacy of World War II, is set for a name change
The creek is a mile-long stream on the southeastern side of Little Kiska Island, beside the bigger, more prominent Kiska Island 242 miles west of Adak at the far end of the Aleutian chain.
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Above the Yukon River, on Native land, Hilcorp is set to drill for oil this summer
An oil company will set up a specially designed rig to drill the first-ever deep wells in the Yukon Flats basin.
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Alaska oil and gas leases were unfairly scrapped, US judge rules
Former US President Joe Biden's administration erred when it cancelled seven federal oil and gas leases belonging to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) in Alaska’s ...
Alaska development agency considers exploration work in Arctic wildlife refuge after judge's ruling
A state development agency might consider doing some oil exploration work in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge next winter, following a federal judge's ruling Tuesday that the Biden administration ...
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Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel oil and gas leases in Alaska refuge, judge rules
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge in Alaska ... Leaders of the Iñupiaq community of Kaktovik, which is within the refuge, have expressed support for drilling, as have Republican Gov.