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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > Alaska pipeline
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > Alaska pipeline
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > Alaska pipeline
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Alaska pipeline  

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  • Oil was discovered on Alaska's North Slope in 1967. Soon thereafter, the state of Alaska sold oil leases worth over $900 million, and established royalties that made Alaska one of the richest states in the nation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Alaska Pipeline]

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