Residents alarmed over impacts of controversial road project: 'We're losing our community'

Residents alarmed over impacts of controversial road project: 'We're losing our community'

Alaska's primary industries have seen significant changes in recent years. Regional seafood harvesting jobs have declined for the fifth year in a row, according to a November report from National Fisherman. And National Public Radio reported last February that extensive federal job losses could profoundly affect the state's future. With the announcement earlier this year that the Ambler Road project is set to move forward, promised mining jobs c…