A diesel spill along the Yukon raises fears about Hilcorp’s drilling program

A diesel spill along the Yukon raises fears about Hilcorp’s drilling program

This photo, released by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, shows the parking lot where a tanker truck released some 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel earlier this month.A 1,000-gallon diesel spill earlier this month near the Yukon River has prompted renewed objections to plans by a privately held oil company to drill in the region later this year. The truck was operated not by Hilcorp, the oil company, but by Brice Inc., a Native-ow…