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[Music] here's why Alaska is at the heart of so many environmental issues Alaska has a little bit of everything you know it's rich in wildlife it's rich in oil and natural resources it is seeing so many impacts of climate change and so wherever you look in Alaska there's either something that the state wants and needs like oil drilling oil-drilling has been a fundamental part of its economy for decades now or a threat that they're facing it is one of the most vulnerable states in the country to climate change rising temperatures has led to the melting of sea ice permafrost has melted in parts of the Arctic in some places Native villages are preparing for the eventual 'ti that they might not exist in another century the nub of this is which is more important is it protecting this pristine wilderness or is it providing jobs and economic benefits to the state and maybe elsewhere in the country Alaska's lawmakers particularly senator Lisa Murkowski is both acutely aware of the dangers that