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    "deck": "The trans-Alaska pipeline is up for another 30 years, and the public comment window is only 15 days long.",
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    "body_md": "The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has opened a federal review of the right of way for the trans-Alaska pipeline, an 800-mile oil pipeline built between 1975 and 1977 that runs across federal land in Alaska. BLM Alaska director Kevin Pendergast, Interior Deputy Assistant Secretary Brenda Younkin, and Cooper Freeman of the Center for Biological Diversity have all weighed in on the process, which would renew the pipeline's federal authorization for roughly 30 more years.\n\nThe public comment period opened August 27, 2026 and closes September 10, 2026, a span of 15 days. Anyone can submit comments through the BLM's e-Planning portal at eplanning.blm.gov, and there is no eligibility requirement to take part.\n\nPendergast called the pipeline an engineering marvel that is only growing in importance to Alaska's economy. Younkin said the agency is optimistic about moving quickly through the review.\n\nFreeman pushed back on that framing, saying the process should be thorough and public rather than rushed. The pipeline's original right of way was authorized in 1974, and the previous federal renewal was finalized in 2003.",
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    "summary": "The U.S. Bureau of Land Management opened a 15-day public comment period, August 27 to September 10, 2026, on renewing the trans-Alaska pipeline's federal right of way for roughly 30 more years. The 800-mile pipeline, built 1975-1977, was first authorized in 1974 and last renewed in 2003.",
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      "The pipeline is 800 miles long, built between 1975 and 1977, and is 49 years old.",
      "Original right-of-way authorization was in 1974; the previous renewal was finalized in 2003.",
      "Comments are submitted through the BLM e-Planning portal at eplanning.blm.gov."
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        "a": "Fifteen days, from August 27 to September 10, 2026, to weigh in on renewing the trans-Alaska pipeline's federal right of way for roughly 30 more years.",
        "q": "how long is the public comment window for the pipeline"
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        "a": "Through the BLM's e-Planning portal at eplanning.blm.gov.",
        "q": "where do i submit comments on the pipeline renewal"
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        "a": "Rick Solie of the Center for Biological Diversity said the process should be thorough and public, not rammed through in 15 days.",
        "q": "who says the comment period is too short"
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        "a": "The previous federal renewal was finalized in 2003, after the original authorization in 1974.",
        "q": "when was the pipeline last renewed"
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