- Cook Inlet Fisherman’s Fund v. Department of Fish and Game
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2022)
Anighya H.D. Crocker
In Cook Inlet Fisherman’s Fund v. Department of Fish and Game, 514 P.3d 1259 (Alaska 2022), the supreme court held that (1) the Alaska Statehood Act did not impose specific ongoing federal requirements on fishery management in state waters, (Id. at 1255–56), and (2) Alaska was not required ...
- French v. State, Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Megan Mason Dister
In French v. Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, 498 P.3d 1026 (Alaska 2021), the supreme court held that the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) has jurisdiction over determining if a gas leak is waste and the AOGCC’s hearings must be supported by substantial evidence. (Id. at 1028). French petitioned ...
- PLC, LLC v. State, Department of Natural Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Megan Mason Dister
In PLC, LLC v. State, Department of Natural Resources, 484 P.3d 572 (Alaska 2021), the supreme court held that a company that held an overriding royalty interest (ORRI) in a state oil and gas lease had standing to challenge a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) decision on the unit operator’s proposal for ...
