The free-flowing Kobuk River lies north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska, at the northern edge of the boreal forest that flanks the Brooks Range. The river meanders through the homelands of the Indigenous Iñupiat who continue to live from their ancestral lands as they have for millennia. The river’s abundant fish and wildlife provide spiritual, cultural, and nutritional sustenance to Iñupiaq communities along its banks. With no road connections or industrial development, the river offers a rare glimpse into an almost primordial North American landscape. The proposed Ambler Road and associated mining development would cause irreparable harm to the Kobuk’s water quality, fish, and wildlife, threatening communities all along the river. In June the Biden Administration revoked BLM permits, blocking construction of the road.
Tell Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries that this amendment is disingenuous and should be removed from the NDAA.
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