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SAGOONICK v. STATE

Supreme Court No. S-17297.

503 P.3d 777 (2022)

Summer SAGOONICK; Linnea L., a minor, by and through her guardian, Hank Lentfer; Tasha Elizarde; Cade Terada; Kaytlyn Kelly; Brian Conwell; Jode Sparks; Margaret "Seb" Kurland; Lexine D., a minor, by and through her guardian, Bernadette Demientieff; Elizabeth Bessenyey; Vanessa Duhrsen; Ananda Rose Ahtahkee L., a minor, by and through her guardian, Glen "Dune" Lankard; Griffin Plush; Cecily S. and Lila S., minors, by and through their guardians, Miranda Weiss and Bob Shavelson; and Esau Sinnok, Appellants, v. STATE of Alaska; Office of Governor and Governor Mike Dunleavy, in an official capacity; Department of Environmental Conservation and Commissioner Jason Brune, in an official capacity; Department of Natural Resources; Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission; Alaska Energy Authority; and Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brad D. De Noble , De Noble Law Offices LLC, Eagle River, and Andrew L. Welle , Eugene, Oregon, for Appellants.

Anna R. Jay and Laura E. Wolff , Assistant Attorneys General, Anchorage, and Kevin G. Clarkson , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees.

Elizaveta Barrett Ristroph , Fairbanks, for Amicus Curiae League of Women Voters Alaska. Teresa B. Clemmer , Peter Van Tuyn , and Jen Marlow , Bessenyey & Van Tuyn LLC, Anchorage, for Amici Curiae Law Professors.

Robert John , Law Office of Robert John, Fairbanks, for Amici Curiae Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, Eyak Preservation Council, and Native Conservancy Land Trust.*

Before: Bolger, Chief Justice, Winfree, Stowers, Maassen, and Carney, Justices.

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Alaska Constitutional Convention keynote speaker E.L. "Bob" Bartlett, territorial Alaska's delegate to Congress and later one of Alaska's original United States Senators, spoke on November 8, 1955 about the importance of Alaska's natural resources for future generations: "[F]ifty years...

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