The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday issued a ruling in support of a Trump-era decision and a Southwest Alaska village that has long sought construction of an 11-mile road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
A three-judge panel for the court, with one judge dissenting, determined that former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in 2019 correctly approved a land exchange between the Interior Department and King Cove’s Alaska Native village corporation, according to the 44-page decision. The land exchange would pave the way for the road.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/03/16/court-rules-in-favor-of-villages-efforts-to-extend-a-road-through-alaskas-izembek-national-wildlife-refuge/