Interior Dept.: Secretary Haaland Issues Statement Regarding Land Exchange in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
March 14, 2023
March 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release:
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today withdrew a land exchange between the Interior Department and King Cove Corporation authorized by Secretary Bernhardt in July 2019. The Department determined that the 2019 land exchange contained several procedural flaws and was not consistent with Departmental policy. It was entered into without public participation and did not analyze potential . . .
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today withdrew a land exchange between the Interior Department and King Cove Corporation authorized by Secretary Bernhardt in July 2019. The Department determined that the 2019 land exchange contained several procedural flaws and was not consistent with Departmental policy. It was entered into without public participation and did not analyze potential . . .