EventThree western Alaskan tribes – Hooper Bay, Paimiut and Chevak – together with the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and Sierra Club have sued in Anchorage court to block a July 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wetlands‑fill permit for a 19‑mile gravel road that would cut through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge’s protected wetlands and connect the isolated community of King Cove with Cold Bay’s airstrip. Plaintiffs argue the permit failed to consider impacts on migratory waterfowl, geese and Yup’ik subsistence hunting. The defendants are the Corps,...
Three Western Alaska tribal governments and several environmental groups filed lawsuits in Anchorage court seeking to block a Corps wetlands‑fill permit for a 19‑mile road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, arguing the permit ignores damage to wetlands, migratory birds, and subsistence hunting.
Three Western Alaskan tribal governments and environmental groups have filed lawsuits to block a 19‑mile road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, arguing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit ignored wetland and wildlife impacts while the project would connect King Cove to Cold Bay’s airstrip for emergency access.
Three Alaska tribes and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit to stop a 19‑mile gravel road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, arguing it would harm migratory birds and threaten subsistence hunting.
