Alaska tribes, conservation groups sue Trump administration to block proposed road through refuge

Tribes and environmental groups sue to stop road planned for Alaska wildlife refuge

Brant fly over the water on Sept. 28, 2016, at Izembek Lagoon in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge supports the entire Pacific population of black brant, a species of goose. (Photo by Kristine Sowl/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)Three tribal governments and several environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday to try to block a land trade that would allow a road to be built through a national wildlife refuge in south…

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Alaska tribes, conservation groups sue Trump administration to block proposed road through refuge

The actions seek to stop the deal for an 11-mile gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that would connect King Cove and Cold Bay.

Lawsuit challenges Izembek land swap over proposed road in Alaska refuge

A federal lawsuit challenges a land exchange at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, arguing the proposed road could harm wildlife habitats and disrupt traditional hunting and fishing for local Native communities.

E&E News: Alaska villagers, greens file lawsuits to stop Izembek road

The lawsuits are the latest in a yearslong battle over a proposed single-lane, gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

Trump administration sued over land swap that would allow road to be built in Alaska wildlife refuge

Alaska Native Villages and conservation groups sued the US government over a land swap they say threatens a wildlife refuge and Indigenous subsistence rights.