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A diesel spill along the Yukon raises fears about Hilcorp’s drilling program

A diesel spill along the Yukon raises fears about Hilcorp’s drilling program

No one is saying whether the truck that spilled 1,000 gallons of fuel had been on a Hilcorp job. But it belongs to a company that’s worked for Hilcorp on its Yukon Flats exploration program.

Above the Yukon River, on Native land, Hilcorp is set to drill for oil this summer

Above the Yukon River, on Native land, Hilcorp is set to drill for oil this summer

Hilcorp has signed oil leases with Doyon, the Indigenous-owned corporation for Interior Alaska, which hopes the drilling effort will yield the state’s next big oil field. But there’s fierce opposition from local tribes.

A Canadian gold mine spill raises fears among Alaskans on the Yukon River

A Canadian gold mine spill raises fears among Alaskans on the Yukon River

Officials say cyanide pollution at Victoria Gold’s Eagle Mine poses no health risks to Alaskans. But advocates worry it could compound a yearslong salmon crisis on the Yukon River — and should draw new attention to Canadian mines in areas that drain into Alaska waterways.