Inletkeeper Blog
A Place Worth Fighting For: Along Cook Inlet’s Wild Bear Coast
Lake Clark National Park speaks for itself: this is no place for a mine. As one of the nation’s least visited national parks, Inletkeeper staff were overjoyed to be invited to stay at Silver Salmon Creek Lodge, on the park’s coast line. Being off the road system, the park is difficult to access, and as such, it one of the most stunning natural places we’ve experienced.
Electronics Recycling Success
Thank you to everyone who dropped off their electronics at our events. Keeping hazardous waste out of our watershed is a community effort with incalculable benefits.
Speak Up to Keep Water in Alaska’s Rivers for Salmon.
Comment on Alaska’s Proposed Instream Flow Regulations by June 30, 2026.
Beyond the Pipeline: Alaska LNG’s Hidden Impact on Cook Inlet’s Endangered Belugas
Echolocation is belugas’ main sense for hunting, navigating, communicating, and tracking in Cook Inlet’s murky waters. Research shows that ship noise can drown out their most common calls, including those used to communicate with calves.
New Report Warns Alaska LNG Pipeline Would Threaten Critically Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales and Coastal Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2026
Clean Water, Healthy Salmon: Protecting Instream Flows Matters More Than Ever
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is currently considering changes to the state’s instream flow reservation regulations that will make it increasingly difficult to reserve water for fish. At a time when climate change is putting increasing pressure on Alaska’s salmon streams, we should be reducing barriers to protecting water—not creating new ones.
AK LNG: The Cost For You 101
The Department of Revenue has presented many economic models for other tax rates brought forward by legislators. But all this information only obscures the fact that what’s most essential is still missing. What will the project cost, and what does it imply for gas costs?
Every Day is Earth Day
Bring your disused devices to Electronics Recycling events on May 2nd in Homer and Soldotna. May 9th in Seward.
AK LNG Needs a Free Ride on Public Services to Support the Gasline Gamble
The geopolitical dice are still tumbling. But Alaska has better things to do than gamble on the roll.
The Johnson Tract Gold Mine: Outside Profits, Local Consequences
A new economic report based on the proposed Johnson Tract Mine’s 2025 SEC Technical Report Summary Initial Assessment reveals a common story: like many so other extractive projects in Alaska, the wealth generated by this mine would be concentrated in national and global capital markets rather than in nearby communities.