( January 20, 2026, 2:43 PM EST) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska and the Trump administration on Jan. 16 filed separate briefs in support of motions to dismiss a lawsuit brought by environmental groups that are challenging President Donald J. Trump’s executive order that reopened areas of the outer continental shelf (OCS) for hydraulic fracturing. The state argues that the case should be dismissed for lack of standing because the plaintiffs have not alleged imminent and particular harm in the District of Alaska. The Trump administration, which insists it has sovereign immunity, contends that jurisdiction is lacking....