order

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - order

Challenge to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s 2023 approval of the Willow Master Development Plan in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Litigation

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Alaska Federal Court Denied Plaintiffs’ Request for Injunction Pending Appeal in Challenge to Willow Project

amicus brief

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - amicus brief

opposition

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - opposition

motion

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - motion

decision

Alaska Federal Court Upheld Federal Approvals for Willow Project, Rejecting Claims that Agencies Failed to Consider Climate Impacts

reply

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - reply

amicus motion

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - amicus motion

brief

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - brief

notice

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - notice

response

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - response

motion for summary judgment

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - motion for summary judgment

complaint

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - complaint

Alaska Federal Court Denied Preliminary Injunction in Two Cases Challenging Willow Project

motion to intervene

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management - motion to intervene

Filing Year For Action

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management

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