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Seth Simonson, assistant professor and UAS curriculum lead for the North Dakota State College of Science, holds a Chinese-manufactured drone used in class, on Jan. 15, 2025, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D.
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Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington.
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Dan Stickel, chief economist with the Alaska Department of Revenue's tax division, left at table, speaks to the Senate Finance Committee as part of a presentation on the major North Slope oil project known as the Willow project on Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. Seated next to Stickel is Owen Stephens with the tax division.
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This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.
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The 30-year project could produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil a day.
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This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.
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Suit Challenges Review Underlying Alaska Oil Lease Sale
Environmental groups say the sale is based on a faulty environmental review.
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Dan Martinez, emergency manager for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, pauses in the hallway of a storage building filled with donated water on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Warm Springs, Ore. “The infrastructure bill brought joy to my heart because now it gives me hope — hope that it’s going to be repaired,” said Martinez, the tribes’ emergency manager.
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Infrastructure Bill to Aid U.S. Tribes with Water, Plumbing
It includes $3.5 billion for the federal Indian Health Service.
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In this July 31, 2013, file photo, tourists visiting the Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest are reflected in a pool of water as they make their way to Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska. The Biden administration said Thursday, July 15, 2021, that it is ending large-scale, old-growth timber sales on the nation's largest national forest.
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U.S. to End Large, Old-Growth Timber Sales in Alaska Forest
It counters a decision to lift restrictions on logging and road-building in the southeast Alaska rainforest.
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This Aug. 1, 2017, file photo shows the oil producer BP company logo at a petrol station in London. BP, a major player on Alaska’s North Slope for decades, is selling all of its Alaska assets, the company announced Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Hilcorp Alaska is purchasing BP interests in both the Prudhoe Bay oil field and the trans-Alaska pipeline for $5.6 billion, BP announced in a release.
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BP to Shed Alaska Assets
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New Plan for Alaska Mine
Previous attempts to build a copper and gold mine near a major salmon fishery have stalled.
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In this July 13, 2007 file photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska near the village of Iliamma. The Trump administration settled a lawsuit Friday, May 12, 2017, over the proposed development of a massive gold and copper mine at the headwaters of one of Alaska's premier salmon fisheries. The Environmental Protection Agency settled the long-running case with the Pebble Limited Partnership, agreeing to allow the Canadian-owned company to seek a federal permit to build its mine near Bristol Bay.
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EPA May Allow Massive Mine Near Alaskan Bay
Trump administration settles lawsuit over proposed development of a massive gold and copper mine.
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In a letter to project partners BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil, Alaska's governor wants agreements in eight areas as the state looks to address sagging oil prices.
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