Urge President Trump To Rescind Approval Of 211-Mile Mining Road Through Alaskan Wilderness
In a move that environmental groups and Alaskan Native communities are calling deeply disappointing, President Trump has approved the construction of a 211-mile industrial mining road that would cut through one of Alaska’s most wild, remote, and ecologically sensitive regions.
The controversial Ambler Road project, intended to support foreign-owned mining operations in the Brooks Range, will tear through pristine tundra, salmon-rich rivers, and caribou migration routes, despite widespread opposition from local and Indigenous voices.
In addition, the administration pledged millions of taxpayer dollars to support the development of this road, essentially subsidizing a foreign mining corporation while putting Alaska’s natural heritage, and the people who depend on it, at risk.
“This top-down decision is a betrayal of Alaska’s overwhelming local opposition to the project,” said Matt Jackson, Senior Manager at The Wilderness Society. “Once a road like this is built, the damage can’t be undone. The people of Alaska, and all Americans, must not allow the administration to sacrifice irreplaceable landscapes and one of the most biodiverse places left on Earth for short-term financial profits to a foreign company.”
The proposed road would carve a permanent industrial corridor through the heart of the southern Brooks Range, opening the door to widespread mining and irreversible environmental degradation. This fragile ecosystem is home to grizzly bears, wolves, migratory birds, and the Western Arctic Caribou Herd.
Over a dozen Alaskan Native governments, as well as the Western Arctic Caribou Herd Working Group, have issued formal resolutions and letters opposing the project. Their concerns center on threats to food security, cultural survival, and long-term ecological health.
The Wilderness Society has vowed to continue standing with Alaskan Native communities and conservation partners to halt this project. Their goal: to protect the vast, irreplaceable wilderness of the Brooks Range and ensure that future generations inherit a world where clean rivers flow freely, caribou still roam, and local voices are heard, not overridden.
At a time when the planet is grappling with a shifting climate, biodiversity loss, and environmental injustice, bulldozing through one of the most vital ecosystems in North America for the benefit of a foreign mining company is not just shortsighted, it’s unconscionable.
