Inletkeeper Blog
NEW COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE ABUNDANCE ESTIMATE HIGHLIGHTS UNCERTAINTY INSTATUS AND UNDERSCORES NEED FOR PRECAUTIONARY MANAGEMENT APPROACH
Joint Media Statement from Environmental Investigation Agency, Alaska Wildlife Alliance, Cook Inletkeeper, and Defenders of Wildlife NEW COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE ABUNDANCE ESTIMATE HIGHLIGHTS UNCERTAINTY IN STATUS AND UNDERSCORES NEED FOR PRECAUTIONARY MANAGEMENT...
No Secrets, No Spills
In a recent decision hitting Hilcorp with a $265,500 fine for violating an approved drilling plan, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) cited the company's “track record of regulatory noncompliance.” It sounds a lot like the AOGCC fine...
An Ode to the Clean Water Act
On May 25th, we entered a new era of clean water work. For more than a generation, the Clean Water Act has been used to protect the waters of the United States. That work will be more difficult now. The Clean Water Act has been largely disempowered of its...
Queer Liberation is an Environmental Justice Issue: Uniting Struggles for a Sustainable Future
As the global climate crisis intensifies, its impact beyond ecological concerns is increasingly evident. Climate change affects us all, but it disproportionately affects vulnerable communities, including the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Environmental justice recognizes...
Another Salmon Loving Alaskan
By Kendall Johanson, Alaska Conservation Foundation Intern I am a born and raised Alaskan from Anchorage, and credit my passion for the environment to growing up in the incredibly diverse landscape that is Alaska. Many of my favorite childhood memories include being...
EPA Issues Final Rule Governing Use of Chemical Dispersants on Oil Spills
Rules Are an Improvement But Further Local Action Will Be Essential FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Sharon DonovanCommunications Director, Earth Island Institute(510) 859-9161, sharondonovan@earthisland.org Berkeley, CA (June 13, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental...
A Decade of Racing to Connect People to Place
On Saturday, May 27, Cook Inletkeeper hosts the Mouth to Mouth Wild Run & Ride between the mouths of the Kenai (Kahtnuh Kaq') and Kasilof (Ggasila Hdakaq') rivers. Participants can choose to run 3 or 10 miles, or bike the 10 miles from one river mouth to the...
Saying NO to Massive Mines
We are finally experiencing the last ripples of Pebble mine. After decades of powerful advocacy, extensive salmon research, and strong tribal voices, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) vetoed the proposed copper mine threatening the headwaters of Bristol Bay in...
How much risk are we willing to accept?
To that end, our goal in 2023 is to get Lower Cook Inlet removed from all future oil & gas leasing plans. We continue to pressure the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to reject Hilcorp’s one bid from last year’s Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet. Hilcorp has proven itself to be a bad actor with a history of noncompliance, health and safety violations, leaks, and spills. No string of promises can overshadow this terrible track record.
Paper Cuts Through Clutter
The last few years have brought a barrage of shifts in the communications landscape. While this playing field has always changed rapidly, the continued monopolization of media outlets and growing mistrust in traditional and social media outlets on the heels of a...