Alaska v. Bureau of Land Management

The State of Alaska filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Alaska challenging of a final U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule concerning management and administration of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. A nonprofit corporation representing local and tribal governments, tribal service providers, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporations, and other North Slope-serving entities previously challenged the rule. Alaska alleged that the rule “dramatically alters management of the Petroleum Reserve to significantly curtail oil production.” Alaska asserted violations of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, NEPA, and the Administrative Procedure Act.