Credit: NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, ALASKA - MAY 9: Caribou graze on the tundra by a portion of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) near the Dalton Highway on May 9, 2025 about 39 miles north of Atigun Pass in North Slope Borough, Alaska. The Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) stretches 414 miles across northern Alaska from Livengood (53 miles north of Fairbanks) to Prudhoe Bay. The 800-mile-long pipeline pushes oil from Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
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