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Valdez (/ v æ l ˈ d iː z / val-DEEZ; Alutiiq: Suacit) is a city in the Chugach Census Area [a] in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to the 2020 US Census, the population of the city is 3,985, up from 3,976 in 2010. [4] It is the third most populated city in Alaska's Unorganized Borough.
Valdez, Alaska, picked up almost two feet of snow (47.5 inches) in just 24 hours, a record for the town. When the storm was over, 64.9 inches of snow buried Valdez in less than 2 days.
Snowfall in Valdez is on a different level from everywhere else in the U.S., even from the rest of the cities on this list. This southern Alaska city picks up over 100 more inches of snow than ...
city-borough) Unified Home Rule: 1964/1975: Anchorage Borough formed in 1964, merged with city in 1975 to form unified city-borough: Derived from the presence of a safe place to anchor and unload supplies for construction of the Alaska Railroad c. 1913, thereby creating a community. 167.59 286,075: 1,707 sq mi (4,421 km 2) Bristol Bay Borough ...
Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez, 557 U.S. 1 (2009), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the tonnage clause of the United States Constitution. The City of Valdez in Alaska imposed a property tax that, in practice, applied only to large oil tankers .
Mexican officials say cartel boss Damaso Lopez Serrano ordered the killing of well-known journalist Javier Valdez in 2017.
The firm represented the city of Valdez [3] [8] and the Alaska Gasline Port Authority. [8] [10] [11] Walker "represented the city of Valdez in lawsuits that charged [oil] companies with lowballing the property tax valuation of the industry-owned Trans-Alaska pipeline system". He also attempted to build a gas pipeline in Alaska.
Port Valdez is a fjord of Prince William Sound in Alaska, United States. [1] Its main settlement is Valdez, located near the head of the bay. It marks the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. The bay is oriented east-west and its western end is connected to the larger Valdez Arm via the Valdez Narrows. [2]