Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges v. Haaland
ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20091 No(s). 20-35721, 20-35727, and 20-35728 (9th Cir. Jun 15, 2023)
The Ninth Circuit granted DOI's motion to dismiss a long-running land exchange dispute over construction of a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. The court found the Secretary of the Interior's recent withdrawal of the exchange, which was approved by a previous Secretary, mooted the c...