Federal Court Blocks King Cove Road, Places Animal Concerns Above Alaskans’ Safety

In a decision that prioritizes procedural requirements and wildlife protections over the urgent safety needs of an isolated Alaska Native community, U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason on August 17, 2026, vacated Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s approval of a land exchange that would have allowed construction of a road connecting King Cove to the all-weather […] The post Federal Court Blocks…