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Live Chat Wed. 2 p.m. ET: Inside the Battle for Bristol Bay
Read a transcript of our live chat with the Anchorage Daily News' Lisa Demer, "Alaska Gold" writer, director and producer Ken Levis, co-producer Aaron Ernst and reporter Blaine Harden.
July 24, 2012
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Alaska Gold
FRONTLINE probes the fault lines of a growing battle in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, home to the world's last great wild sockeye salmon fishery – and enormous mineral deposits.
July 24, 2012
Treasure Hunt: The Battle Over Alaska's Mega Mine
Inside the fault lines of a growing battle in Alaska's Bristol Bay region, which hosts the world's last, great sockeye salmon fishery -- and mineral deposits worth up to $500 billion.
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Reasons for Hope
I never really thought that making My Father, My Brother and Me would wind up re-orienting my life, but that's exactly what happened.
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Fukushima Radiation Estimate Doubles, But Cancer Risk Lower Than Expected
The new findings come from three separate analyses presented this week by the Tokyo Electric Power Company, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations.
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