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Locals Support Trump's Decision To Allow Drilling In Alaska's Arctic Refuge

NPR | By Nathaniel Herz
Published July 3, 2019 at 3:33 PM CDT

The Trump administration will soon let oil companies bid on land to drill in Alaska's Arctic Refuge. Despite decades of opposition, many in the refuge's one small village think it will bring opportunity.

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