Alaska is facing a new oil spill threat, and the company behind it is notorious for its secrecy and environmental violations. The company, Hilcorp, owns a pipeline that runs under the Prince William Sound, the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster site. The old and corroded pipeline could leak millions of gallons of oil into the pristine waters.

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Alaska Wants to Let an Oil Giant Keep Secrets From Its Own People

A small Alaskan town is standing up to the largest private oil company in the United States.

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