The trans-Alaska pipeline paid taxes. So can the LNG.

By: Steven Bridwell

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 525

Last Updated: 2 days, 9 hours ago

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I have heard talk of a North Slope gas pipeline since my childhood. Growing up in Fairbanks around adults who built the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, I saw how it gave them financial security, so I planned on joining Laborers’ Local 942 to be part of the gas line construction. I became a camp tradesman and teacher instead. And while I want a new gas line, I do not want to give pipeline developers the huge …

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