The embattled Ambler mining road in Alaska hit another speed bump this week.
An Alaska Native corporation that has for years backed the 211-mile mining road announced that it’s withdrawing support, another blow for a project the Biden administration appears poised to reject.
In response, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), the state-owned development bank trying to build the project, said it plans to reroute the road to avoid millions of acres belonging to northwest Alaska’s regional Native corporation.
The rift highlights growing tensions around a project that’s already on rocky footing.