State officials and the current owner of the site think the fenced-off land, with restoration work, could again be fit for the public.
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Many communities on Alaska's North Slope celebrated the project's approval, while some Alaska Natives blasted the decision.
President Joe Biden faces tension as he balances honoring his promises on climate change with meeting the nation's energy needs.
Fear and mistrust still grip many in the village of 4,700 whipsawed by government assurances that the air and water are safe.
The Native American advocacy group plans to retire the long-parodied public service announcement, saying it was always inappropriate.
Dozens of legislatures are considering hundreds of bills to crack down on using such compounds.
Trump, wearing his trademark red "Make America Great Again" cap, said the community needs "answers and results," not excuses.
The president sparked a firestorm when he said in his State of the Union address that the U.S. will need oil "for at least another decade."
The proposal would simplify permitting for damage that otherwise would be illegal, and require landowners to take steps to benefit declining species.
An eye-popping new report from a leading geologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst argues that soil erosion in the Midwest is happening at a far faster clip than previously estimated.
In the past two decades, many traditional rubber tappers have abandoned the vision of famed tapper leader and environmentalist Chico Mendes, who fiercely opposed deforestation by big cattle ranchers.
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