The question of whether to allow a road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a vast wild area in southwest Alaska, has vexed policymakers for decades.

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Biden administration backs contested Alaska wildlife refuge road

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Biden backs controversial road through Alaska wildlife refuge

The Biden administration has thrown its support behind a controversial land swap that would allow a road to be built through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska. In a draft environmental review document released this week, the administration stated that it supported pursuing the road’s construction.  The road would connect the small King Cove community…

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Biden administration on Wednesday endorsed a land exchange that would allow a controversial gravel road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Alaska. Read more...

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Biden administration throws support behind road through Alaska’s Izembek wildlife refuge

Brant fly by Mount Dutton in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 11, 2009. The refuge supports nearly the world’s entire population of Pacific brant. The debate over the land trade and the road it would enable have pitted concerns about public safety against those about habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. (Photo by Kristine Sowl/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The Department of the Interior has set the stage for a controversial…

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Biden administration gives support to controversial land trade in Alaska wildlife refuge

The 19-mile gravel road would be designed to link the village of King Cove with life-saving medical access. Alaska’s elected leaders and the village have fought for the road for more than three decades.

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Biden administration throws support behind King Cove road through Izembek wildlife refuge

Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by landslides on August 25, 2024. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facil…

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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Alaska Disaster Declaration

Nov. 14 – The Biden administration on Wednesday approved a land swap that would allow a controversial gravel road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska. The Biden administration will not make the last visit to the road, which would travel about 16 miles through the refuge. That decision will fall under the new administration of newly-elected President Donald Trump. But support for the potential road is a…

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The Biden administration supports the King Cove road through the Izembek Nature Reserve - THE BHARAT EXPRESS NEWS

The Biden administration has endorsed a land swap that could pave the way for a gravel road through Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, connecting King Cove with a regional airport despite environmental concerns.Maxine Joselow reports for The Washington Post.In short:The proposed road would c...

Biden administration supports Alaskan road project in wildlife refuge

Brant fly by Mount Dutton in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 11, 2009. The refuge supports nearly the world's entire population of Pacific brant. The debate over the land trade and the road it would enable have pitted concerns about public safety against those about habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. (Photo by Kristine Sowl/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)The Department of the Interior has set the stage for a controversial …

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