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A diesel spill along the Yukon raises fears about Hilcorp’s drilling program
A map showing the Yukon River and the Yukon River Camp, where the diesel spill occurred April 6, 2025. (Google Maps, data from Google, NASA) ...
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Diesel spill along the Yukon raises fears about drilling - Yahoo
A 1,000-gallon diesel spill earlier this month near the Yukon River has prompted renewed objections to plans by a privately held oil company to drill in the region later this year. The truck was ...
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Above the Yukon River, on Native land, Hilcorp is set to drill for oil this summer - Alaska Public Media
The Yukon River sweeps across from east to west, and the trans-Alaska pipeline snakes over the land from north to south. ... The sites will be supported by a worker camp staffed 24 hours a day.
The Washington Post1y
There’s a crisis in the Yukon River - The Washington Post
Sonja Sager, a mother of six who lives near Eagle, remembers those better days. Every summer, family members scattered around the region gathered for weeks at “fish camp” along the river to ...
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Local stories mean Yukon River ‘treasure trove’ is more than just a lot of dinosaur footprints - Alaska Public Media
Rita Painter (right) and husband Dean Painter (center) tell paleontologist Tony Fiorillo (left) about a footprint they saw along the Yukon River more than 30 years ago. (Emily Schwing/KYUK) It has ...
The Washington Post2y
Yukon salmon populations are falling. The cultural damage is vast.
In summer, the Yukon River teems with life. Ducks and geese raise their young in quiet sloughs. Moose graze amid shoreline willows. Beavers splash along the muddy banks. Concealed by waters milky ...