Legal Opinion
Kachemak Bay Conservation Society v. State, Department of Natural Resources
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 2000No. S-8554PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARPENETI, Justice.
I, INTRODUCTION
This case involves a challenge by citizens and environmental groups (collectively, Kachemak Bay) to the Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) decision that an oil and gas lease sale concerning state lands in Cook Inlet was (1) in the best interests of the state and (2) consistent with the state's coastal management program.
The challenge has two major aspects. First, Kachemak Bay contends that DNR impermissibly "phased" its review of the proposed sale. 1 Second, Kachemak Bay challenges the substantive basis for DNR's decisions.
Because we find that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Moore v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Handley v. State, Department of RevenueAlaska Supreme Court · 1992
- Alaska Survival v. State, Department of Natural ResourcesAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
- Hammond v. North Slope BoroughAlaska Supreme Court · 1982
- Trustees for Alaska v. State, Department of Natural ResourcesAlaska Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Alaska Center for the Environment v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 2003
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- Sullivan v. Resisting Environmental, Destruction on Indigenous LandsAlaska Supreme Court · 2013
- Denali Citizens Council v. State, Department of Natural ResourcesAlaska Supreme Court · 2014
- Greenpeace, Inc. v. State, Office of Management & Budget, Division of Governmental Coordination & Alaska Coastal Policy CouncilAlaska Supreme Court · 2003
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