Alaska Conservation Foundation v. Pebble Ltd. Partnership

ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20105
No(s). 7012 (Alaska May 29, 2015)

The Supreme Court of Alaska reversed a lower court decision that plaintiffs challenging land and water use permits allowing intensive mineral exploration in Alaska's prospective Pebble Mine had "sufficient economic incentive" to warrant the imposition of attorney fees against them. The plaintiffs ha...