Comments open on proposed Yukon Flats refuge / oil development land exchange

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed land exchange in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge. The public now has 60 days to comment. The controversial land swap would open the doors to oil and gas development within the Refuge boundary.

Libby Casey, KUAC – Fairbanks

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