ALASKAN OIL DRILLING CAUSES MORE DAMAGE THAN EXPECTED
Tags: OIL well drilling -- Environmental aspects; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; PRUDHOE Bay (Alaska) -- Environmental conditions; POLLUTION; HABITAT (Ecology)
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