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Trump's Alaska Road Project Faces Biden's Environmental Blockade

10/9/2025

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Trump approved the Ambler Road in Alaska, a 211-mile copper-cobalt route.
The Biden administration blocked it for environmental concerns.
It would pass 26 miles through Gates of the Arctic National Park.
Critics say it threatens caribou migration and Indigenous subsistence.
The administration ties it to national security and growth; plans 10% stake in Canadian Trilogy Metals, $35.6 million.

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Story summary

Trump approved the Ambler Road in Alaska, a 211-mile copper-cobalt route.
The Biden administration blocked it for environmental concerns.
It would pass 26 miles through Gates of the Arctic National Park.
Critics say it threatens caribou migration and Indigenous subsistence.
The administration ties it to national security and growth; plans 10% stake in Canadian Trilogy Metals, $35.6 million.