Trans-Atlantic Pipeline
1970 CE - 1974 CE • Alaska, US
“Conservationists had feared the worst for caribou herds . . . The environmentalists went to federal court claiming the oil companies had provided neither an adequate environmental impact study nor any alternative plans as required by federal law. The judge ruled in favor of the environmentalists. For nearly four years, they were able to delay construction, until the oil companies came up with a comprehensive impact study and a design that took into account the environment and the need to protect wildlife.”
“The Environmental Movement and the Oil Industry,” PBS, pbs.org
Image: Hillebrand Steve, USFWS
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