Lawsuits seek to overturn permit for road construction through Alaska wildlife refuge

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 845

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Two weeks before construction could begin on a controversial road that would cut through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge wetlands, three Western Alaska tribal governments and several environmental groups have filed new lawsuits seeking to block the project.

Both complaints, filed in U.S. District Court in Anchorage, are seeking to overturn a key permit issued earlier this month by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a 19-mile road that would pass through what had previously …

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