NOVA

NOVA

Alaska: The Closing Frontier (5x21)

Season finale

Air date: Jun 28, 1978

Congress is currently considering a proposal that would double the size of America's national park system by designating a sizeable chunk of Alaska as off-limits to developers. NOVA explores the public debates on Alaska, such as the construction of the oil pipeline—a proposal that has sparked a bitter controversy between conservationists and developers.

  • Premiered: Mar 1974
  • Episodes: 1025
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  • Wednesday at 21