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What tiny particles blowing in North Slope air tell us about oil-field pollution

Utqiagvik, Alaska, United States

Air emissions from Prudhoe Bay-area oil fields can have a big influence on the particles in the air in Utqiaġvik, the town formerly known as Barrow.


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The moon is visible over ice offshore from a road a few miles northeast of Utqiagvik on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News)