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- Title
Why the Ambler Road is One of the Biggest Threats to Alaskan Wildlands.
- Authors
Wuerthner, George
- Abstract
While much conservation and political attention have focused on whether to allow oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, another project, the Ambler Mining Project, and road construction proposal may pose even greater threats to the Arctic's wildlife and wildlands. The Biden Administration doesn't want to oppose new Democratic Congressional Representative Mary Petrola who is a supporter of the mine road. An environmental review by the BLM in 2020 found that the road would impact salmon, caribou, and other wildlife.
- Subjects
ZINC mining; MINING districts; PETROLEUM reserves; ORE deposits; TANKERS; UNITED States presidential election, 2020
- Publication
CounterPunch, 2022, p1
- ISSN
1086-2323
- Publication type
Article