"A federal judge in Alaska is expected any day now to issue a ruling that could finally decide whether the people of the remote city of King Cove, Alaska, get to build a highly contentious single-lane road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
A year ago, then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed off on a land-swap deal clearing the way for the road, hoping to end a fight that has been underway for decades.
Environmentalists say the road would cause irreversible damage to important waterfowl and other animals in the refuge. The Native people of King Cove say the road is desperately needed as a medical evacuation route, allowing them to fly out of nearby Cold Bay.
Now it is up to U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason."
Source: Greenwire, 02/12/2019
