Press Releases

Alaskans Forced to Sue Parnell Administration to Protect Salmon

Nov 22, 2011

State Refuses to Protect Waters Needed to Support Salmon

Inletkeeper Announces New Executive Director

Nov 16, 2011

Organizational restructuring will result in more effective, efficient operations

Report: Cook Inlet Salmon & Resources More Valuable Than Coal for China

Oct 06, 2011

Provides Governor Parnell with strong basis to keep his promise to Alaskans to “never trade one resource for another.”

Cook Inlet Beluga Whale to Gain Habitat Protection

Dec 01, 2009

Proposal Relies on Science Over Politics to Protect 3,000 Square Miles as Critical Habitat for Endangered White Whale

Palin Lawsuit Against Beluga Whales Ignores Science Experts Agree Whale is Endangered

Jan 14, 2009

The Palin Administration’s recent announcement to challenge the listing of the Cook Inlet beluga whale under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) drew a sharp rebuke from scientists and citizens’ groups today.

Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Population Flat Lines

Sep 25, 2008

President Bush, Governor Palin urged to respect scientific integrity & rule of law

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Whales Alaska’s Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Protections Illegally Delayed

Jun 30, 2008

Today five conservation groups filed suit against the Bush administration over an illegal delay in listing the Cook Inlet Beluga whale under the federal Endangered Species Act. The suit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. by the Center for Biological Diversity, Cook Inletkeeper, Natural Resources Defense Council, North Gulf Oceanic Society, and the Alaska Center for the Environment, seeks to compel the administration to immediately make a final listing determination for the beluga.

Politics Beats Science: Alaska’s Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Protections Delayed

Apr 21, 2008

Bush Administration Continues to Drag its Heels on Endangered Species Cases

Alaska Pushes Coal Projects Despite New Fish Consumption Guidelines for Mercury

Oct 15, 2007

The State of Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Public Health (HSS), released a report today detailing the amounts of methylmercury (MeHg) in Alaskan fish tissue, and recommending fish consumption levels for certain population segments.

Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

Apr 20, 2007

ESA Listing Will Focus Federal Resources to Help Recovery of Beleaguered Stock

Groups Ssupport Public's Right-to-Know About Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Apr 02, 2007

State Petition Would Establish Common-Sense Reporting System

Impervious Cover Report Helps Gauge Climate Change Impact to Salmon-rich Watersheds

Mar 19, 2007

New analysis technique provide important tool for resource managers