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US approves land exchange for road through Alaska refuge
Source: Associated Press
US approves land exchange for road through Alaska refuge
By DAN JOLING
42 minutes ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has signed a land trade agreement that could lead to construction of a road through the heart of a national wildlife refuge in Alaska.
The agreement Monday calls swapping up to 0.8 square miles (2 square kilometers) of federal land within Izembek (EYE-zem-bek) National Wildlife Refuge for lands of equal value owned by King Cove Native Corp.
The refuge encompasses internationally recognized habitat for migrating waterfowl on the Alaska Peninsula.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/0ad901c529d54a75a227298d2d96a365/US-approves-land-exchange-for-road-through-Alaska-refuge
