A controversial road project in Alaska could become the next big Arctic battleground between preservation and development

A proposed road to prospects in the Ambler mining district has drawn outspoken supporters and critics.

By Dermot Cole November 25, 2019
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In the early 1970s in Alaska, the oil industry said it needed an Arctic highway to be built alongside the proposed trans-Alaska pipeline, which would allow for transportation of supplies and access to remote sites.

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