Federal judge overturns Izembek land exchange for proposed King Cove road

Federal judge throws out King Cove land exchange; Alaska plans appeal, looks to build portions of road in refuge

The decision is a win for conservation groups and three Alaska Native tribes that sued, though groups remain concerned that part of the road may be built.

Court blocks road through Alaskan wildlife refuge

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a land exchange that would have allowed a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

Federal judge overturns Izembek land exchange for proposed King Cove road

A federal judge overturned a land exchange intended to allow a road through Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, finding the Interior Department violated federal laws.

Alaska Victory: Judge Blocks Izembek Refuge Land Exchange

Center for Biological Diversity: ANCHORAGE, Alaska— A federal judge today overturned the Trump administration’s decision to trade away and privatize federal public lands in Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. The land exchange, which the court canceled, would have facilitated construction of a road through the refuge.

Judge Vacates Land Exchange, Halts Road Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Defeneders of Wildlife reported A federal judge today vacated an illegal closed-door deal between the U.S. Department of the Interior and a for-profit Alaska Native corporation, King Cove Corp., that exchanged a 10.5-mile corridor of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness lands to enable a 18.9-mile gravel road connecting King Cove and Cold Bay. U.S. District Court of Alaska Judge Sharon Gleason found that the federal government violat…