Feds suspend permit for road construction through Alaska wildlife refuge, amid legal questions

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 1,038

Last Updated: 4 hours, 19 minutes ago

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Federal regulators have suspended a wetlands-fill permit allowing construction of a controversial road through an Alaska national wildlife refuge, but the on-the-ground result of that action is a subject of legal contention.

State officials say they still intend to start the work in coming weeks on the first part of the road that is planned to cross through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. But environmental groups and Native tribal governments who oppose the road argue …

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