The Refuge | 2 | To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
Podcast |
Threshold
Publisher |
Auricle Productions
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Documentary
Nature
Science
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Nov 20, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:36:17

For 40 years, the fight over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been waged mostly from afar, in Washington, D.C. But what would oil development mean to the people who live closest to the proposed drilling area? 

Kaktovik, Alaska is the only town within the boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Now that drilling has been approved by Congress, it could mean people here someday have oil rigs right next door. But it could also mean this small town is suddenly awash in cash. 

Kaktovik may have more to lose, and more to gain, than any other community in the country, so we’re going to spend two full episodes listening to people here.

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