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Alaska, Environmental Activities of the 91st Congress
This report discusses legislative proposals and bills made in the 91st Congress related to environmental matters in Alaska.
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (P. L. 92-203): History and Analysis
This report discusses the history of Alaskan indigenous peoples claims to their traditional lands under Russian and U.S. administration and the Alaska Native Claim Settlement Act of 1971 which gave formal land rights to the Alaskan indigenous peoples for their traditional lands.
Alaskan Oil, Environment vs. Economy: A Compilation of Selected Writings
This report provides a selection of news articles and government publications weighing the economic advantages of tapping Alaskan oil versus the environmental effects and hazards of oil drilling and transport.
Cannikin: A Case History
This report is a case study on the detonation of a full-sized nuclear warhead code named Cannikin on the island of Amchitka, Alaska on November 6th, 1971.
Energy from the North: Selected References in Oil and Gas in Alaska and Canada 1969-1973
This report provides a bibliography of resources related to oil deposits in Alaska and northwest Canada that were published between 1969 and 1973.
Energy From the North: Selected References on Oil and Gas in Alaska and Canada, 1969-1972
This report provides a bibliography of resources related to oil and gas reserves in Alaska and Canada that were published between 1969 and 1972.
Highlights of the Department of the Interior's Environmental Report and Decision on the Proposed Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline
This report discusses the Department of the Interior's report regarding the environmental effects of building the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline and their recommendation to allow its building as long as certain requirements were met.
The Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service
This report is on the Senate and House Bills and Resolutions that comprise Re-organisaton proposals relating to Environment intoduced in the 2nd session of the 91st Congress.
North Alaska Oil and Related Issues
This report outlines the effects of the discovery of oil in the North Slope of Alaska in February of 1968.
Petroleum in Northern Alaska: A Chronology
This report provides a timeline of events from 1969 to 1973 related to the discovery, exploration, and drilling of the North Slope oil fields in northern Alaska.
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