We’ve heard about how ConocoPhillip’s massive Willow project on the North Slope could rejuvenate Alaska’s economy--and also how environmental lawsuits were filed to block President Biden’s decision to approve a scaled down version of the project.
But what we don’t hear much about is Nuiqsut (new-ick-sut), the community closest to Willow in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.
In today’s “Our Community” segment, KNBA’s Rhonda McBride gives us this snapshot of Nuiqsut, a place with a story most Alaskans have never heard.
