AZL General Discussion, page-18231

From the Washington Post (subscription required). You'll be seeing more about this BLM decision in the next few days. Arizona is not Alaska, but sensitivity to indigenous populations is American.

"A road critical to operating a proposed open-pit mine in a remote part of Alaska hit a new hurdle Friday when the Biden administration issued a finding that the road could threaten Alaska Native communities and their lifestyle more than previously estimated.The Interior Department analysis is not a final decision on the fate of Ambler Road, one of the most high-profile environmental issues in the state. But it poses a setback for a planned 211-mile transportation corridor that would run through one of the largest roadless areas in the country — intersecting Gates of the Arctic National Park — to help a mining company access an estimated $7.5 billion worth of copper north of the Arctic Circle.Originally approved under former president Donald Trump, the road right-of-way was suspended by the Biden administration last year. The Interior Department said it found “significant deficiencies” in the prior environmental review and ordered additional analysis."