Oil Giants and the Incoming Trump Administration Hope to Spark a Drilling Boom on Alaska's North Slope
The controversial Willow Project may be just the start if Trump gets his way
By
Adam Federman
December 9, 2024
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Will the Biden Administration Greenlight ConocoPhillips’ “Carbon Bomb”?
The Alaska project, known as Willow, would be the biggest oil and gas development on federal land
By
Adam Federman
February 16, 2023
Desert Ruins
In the US-Mexico borderlands, Customs and Border Protection continues to harm the desert wilderness
By
Adam Federman
December 12, 2022
Abrupt Permafrost Thaw Has Scientists Worried
Researchers are scrambling to figure out how much methane will be released
By
Adam Federman
December 14, 2021
The Big Thaw
Alaska becomes the nation's first frontier of climate disruption
By
Adam Federman
December 14, 2021
Turns Out That the Oil Industry Wasn’t Interested in the Arctic Refuge After All
The Trump administration’s Arctic Refuge oil lease auction was a total bust
By
Adam Federman
January 15, 2021
The Trump Administration Rushes to Sell Leases in the Arctic Refuge, But How Much Oil Is There?
The Interior Department won't release geologic information, raising questions about petroleum potential
By
Adam Federman
December 7, 2020
Trump’s Rally at Mount Rushmore Will Move Forward Despite Risks
NPS cuts “health and human safety” section from environmental analysis
By
Adam Federman
June 27, 2020
As National Parks Remain Open, Staffers Worry They Are at Risk
Department of Interior leadership sends conflicting signals
By
Adam Federman
April 9, 2020
The Destruction Caused by the Border Wall Is Worse Than You Think
Border Patrol agents tear though the Arizona desert
By
Adam Federman
October 21, 2019
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borderlands