The announcement hit like a political earthquake. In a single stroke, Donald Trump reopened 13 million acres of Alaskan wilderness to oil and gas-and ripped open America’s deepest fault lines. Supporters call it salvation. Critics call it sabotage. Jobs, climate, Indigenous rights, global power: everything is now on the li … … Trump’s move in Alaska is more than a policy reversal; it is a declaration of what kind of country America intends to be in an era of rising energy demand and deepening climate anxiety. For communities on the North Slope, it promises renewed lifelines-funding schools, clinics, and basic...
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