Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Jul 25, 2019
- 1 min read

Days after dropping appeal in controversial land swap case, DOI launches new bid to push it through

The U.S. Interior Department has already signed a new land swap agreement for a King Cove road, days after it gave up its appeal of a court ruling that its prior agreement violated federal law.

Alaska Public Media has obtained a copy of the new agreement, signed earlier this month by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and the CEO of King Cove Corporation.

https://www.ktoo.org/2019/07/23/its-back-u-s-interior-dept-signs-new-land-swap-deal-for-king-cove-road/

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