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Opinions Split on Alaska’s Proposed Ambler Access Road
The 211-mile road will facilitate mining in a key mineral district but threatens critical salmon and caribou habitats, with the Western Arctic Caribou Herd down 66% in 20 years, biologists say.
AMBLER, Alaska — In Northwest Alaska, a proposed mining road has become a flashpoint in a region already stressed by climate change. The 211-mile Ambler Access Road would cut through Gates of the Arctic National Park and cross 11 major rivers and thousands of streams relied on for salmon and caribou. The Trump administration approved the project this fall, setting off concerns over how the Inupiaq subsistence way of life can survive amid rapid e…