Ninilchik Traditional Council v. Noah

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is an administrative appeal by the Ninilchik Traditional Council, Alaska Center for the Environment, Greenpeace, Trustees for Alaska, Kenai Peninsula Fishermen’s Association, and United Cook Inlet Drift Asso*1209ciation (eolleetively NTC). They oppose the decision of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to proceed with Oil and Gas Lease Sale 78 (Sale 78 or Sale). At issue are the procedural propriety and substantive basis of DNR’s decision to proceed with the Sale. The cross-appeal addresses the public interest litigant status of two appellants,…