⛔ Stop Destructive Mining in the Arctic! ⛔

RE: Arctic Mine Development Project

To the Army Corps of Engineers: The proposed Arctic Mine Development Project and proposed Ambler mining road would be disastrous for Alaska wildlands, water, wildlife, and local communities. I urge the agency to fully analyze the connected, secondary, and cumulative impacts of the mining project and the infrastructure it would depend upon to operate. The proposed 211-mile Ambler Road would cut through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and other wildlands, divide the migration route of the Western Arctic Caribou herd, cross nearly 3,000 rivers and streams, dam tundra wetlands, and interrupt traditional Alaska Native ways of life. More than eighty Tribes and First Nations have passed resolutions against the project, and local communities along the proposed route have overwhelmingly opposed its construction. The environmental review must incorporate meaningful Tribal consultation and input from communities both near the mining project area and along the length of the proposed Ambler Road. The Army Corps should consider how the mining project and associated road could impact water quality, fish and wildlife, subsistence uses, and local communities, including effects on the future of the Western Arctic Caribou herd, food security and access to hunting, fishing, and traditional activities. The adverse impacts from the proposed Ambler Road cannot be separated from the proposed Arctic Mine project. I urge the Army Corps to fully analyze how large-scale industrial development will affect Alaska wildlands and the communities and wildlife that depend on them.