NOVA · Season 5 · Episode 20

“Alaska: The Closing Frontier”

Aired Thursday 29 June 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.

S5 E20 discussion