by Cook Inletkeeper | Sep 17, 2025 | Belugas, Johnson Tract Mine
In Cook Inlet’s quieter bays, lucky onlookers occasionally spot a small squadron of white crests break the surface, their breath forming plumes of steam in the air. If your boat engine is off, sometimes you can even hear their songs through the hull—a multifaceted...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Jun 12, 2025 | Johnson Tract Mine, Belugas
Cook Inletkeeper has joined a lawsuit to stop the Johnson Tract Gold Mine — an industrial project that threatens one of Alaska’s last wild coastal ecosystems. Last week, Inletkeeper joined the Center for Biological Diversity, the Chickaloon Village Traditional...
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 Loren Barrett | Jan 22, 2025 | Belugas, Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Mining
The Year Ahead: Defending Alaska’s Future Under a New Administration — Loren Barrett As we round out the first month of the new year, we want to first thank you for helping us meet our end-of-year fundraising goals. Your support ensures that Cook...
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...
