ALASKA COMMUNITY ACTION v. AURORA ENERGY SERVICES

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Litmans (argued), Trustees for Alaska, Anchorage, AK; Aaron Isherwood and Peter M. Morgan , Sierra Club Environmental Law Program, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John C. Martin (argued), Susan M. Mathiascheck , and Joshua Kaplowitz , Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Appellee Aurora Energy Services, LLC.

Denise Ashbaugh , Jeffrey Marc Feldman , and Ralph Howard Palumbo , Summit Law Group PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellee Alaska Railroad Corp.

David S. Gualtieri (argued), Robert G. Dreher , and Aaron P. Avila , United States Department of Justice, Environmental & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae United States of America.

John A. Treptow , Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Alaska Office of the Attorney General, Anchorage, AK, for Amicus Curiae State of Alaska.

Jay Christopher Johnson and Kathryn Kusske Floyd , Venable LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae Association of American Railroads and National Mining Association.

Karma B. Brown and Karen C. Bennett , Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae American Farm Bureau Federation, American Forest and Paper Association, American Petroleum Institute, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, CropLife America, National Association of Home Builders, Utility Water Act Group.

Ellen Steen and Danielle D. Quist , Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Farm Bureau Federation.

Peter Tolsdorf , Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Petroleum Institute.

Rachel Lattimore and Kristin Landis , Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae CropLife America.

Kristy A.N. Bulleit and James N. Christman , Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Utility Water Act Group.

Jan Poling , Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Forest & Paper Association.

Rachel L. Brand and Sheldon Gilbert , National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

Tom Ward , Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae National Association of Home Builders.

Before: JEROME FARRIS, DOROTHY W. NELSON, and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.