The Biden administration has thrown its support behind a controversial land swap that would allow a road to be built through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska. In a draft environmental review document released this week,

A view of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge from near Cold Bay, Alaska, on Friday ... The Biden administration won’t make the final call on the road, which would travel about 16 miles through the refuge. That decision will fall to the incoming ...

The swap would allow a road to be built through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a plan pitting safey claims against environmental concerns.

The Fish and Wildlife Service released a plan for a land swap that could lead to a gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.