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The Worst Oil Disaster in History

A deep dive into the most catastrophic oil spill ever recorded, exploring its environmental devastation, human toll, and the lasting impact on global energy and ecological policies. Dolly Parton ...
It was a very early morning in August when an entire mountainside in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord detached and slid into the deep ocean water beneath it.
This week in Alaska history, we take a look at the time a typhoon hit Alaska, a maritime tragedy, and the quest to save a ...
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The $10 Billion Ship That Killed Its Crew

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the SS Great Eastern was the largest ship ever built in the 1850s, meant to sail from ...
Amid cautious optimism that a "top kill" effort to cap the leaking well causing the Gulf oil spill is working, President Obama banned new offshore drilling Thursday until further notice.