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"WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it was withdrawing a
land swap deal that would have helped to clear the way for construction of a
road through a wildlife refuge in Alaska. The move is a reversal of the
government’s position and one that could put an end to a project that would cut
through the vast wild area, originally protected under President Jimmy Carter.
The land swap to create a road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge was
approved under the Trump administration to link King Cove with an airport in
nearby Cold Bay. Deb Haaland, the secretary of the Interior Department, said
the agency would reconsider an older land swap developed in 2013 that would
allow for a road with more restricted use but would still enable Native and
other community members in the remote area to access emergency medical care.
While the decision leaves the door open to building a road, the move is a
significant victory for environmental groups at a time when activists are
fuming over the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow project, a vast
oil drilling plan in Alaska’s North Slope."
Via
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