by Jamie Currie | Jul 17, 2025 | Bears, Johnson Tract Mine
On the western shore of Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu, two massive volcanoes – Illiamna and Redoubt – rise like icy sentinels over some of Alaska’s most vibrant ecosystems. Here, in and around Lake Clark National Park, tidal zones protect some of the last healthy razor clam...
by Satchel Pondolfino | May 20, 2025 | Belugas, Bears, Johnson Tract Mine, Press Releases
For Immediate Release, May 20, 2025 Contact: Satchel Pondolfino, Cook Inletkeeper, satchel@inletkeeper.org Lisa Wade, Chickaloon Village Traditional Council, lrwade@chickaloon-nsn.gov Marlee Goska, Center for Biological Diversity, mgoska@biologicaldiversity.org ...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Jan 23, 2025 | Johnson Tract Mine, Bears, Belugas
Proposed Johnson Tract Gold Mine Threatens Endangered Belugas and Would Industrialize Tuxedni Bay — Satchel Pondolfino As during any administration change over, a shuffle of last minute action from executive orders, to permitting decisions to pardons ensues....
by Satchel Pondolfino | Jan 22, 2025 | Johnson Tract Mine, Bears, Belugas
Fast Tracking Johnson Tract — Satchel Pondolfino How do we fight a gold mine during the next administration? We pay attention and keep a watchful eye out for corner cutting, we build our case for inevitable litigation, and we keep repeating the truth: Alaska does not...
by Loren Barrett | Oct 24, 2024 | Bears, Belugas, Johnson Tract Mine
Why We Should Be Watching the Development of the Johnson Tract Mine UPDATE 10/28/2024: It seems the National Park Service (NPS) has canceled the inadequate 14-day public comment period on their resource analysis to assess a proposed haul road and port facility to...
by Loren Barrett | Oct 22, 2024 | Bears, Belugas, blogs, Clean Water, Cook Inlet, Healthy Habitat, Johnson Tract Mine, Mining
Protecting Cook Inlet Belugas and the Ecological Legacy of Tuxedni Bay Cook Inlet belugas, one of the most endangered whale populations in the world, face constant threats from habitat degradation, industrial activities, and the impacts of climate change. Among...
