by Satchel Pondolfino | Jul 22, 2026 | Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Oil & Gas
In yet another decision that puts industry over people, the Trump administration just handed Big Oil another big gift by merging two federal departments that oversee oil and gas activities in federal waters – the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Jul 22, 2026 | Clean Water, Cook Inlet, Johnson Tract Mine, Mining
Canadian-American mining company Contango Silver and Gold has its sights set on developing Cook Inlet Region, Inc.’s (CIRI) private land inholding in the heart of Lake Clark National Park. Their proposed Johnson Tract Mine is a gold project with some zinc, copper,...
by Ben Boettger | Jul 21, 2026 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Mining, West Su Access Road
The Railbelt has a real and urgent need for energy solutions. Ideally, decision makers would meet this need by taking a comprehensive look at our region’s energy prospects and giving serious consideration to wind and solar power opportunities. Unfortunately,...
by Loren Barrett | Jul 21, 2026 | Clean Water, Cook Inlet, Pebble Mine, Salmon
At the end of June, the Trump administration stood by the EPA’s veto of the Pebble Mine during oral arguments in federal court. This is an encouraging sign in the ongoing fight to defend Bristol Bay from one of the most reckless mining proposals Alaska has ever faced....
by David Knight | Jul 21, 2026 | Clean Water, Community Action Studio, Drawdown, Salmon
Local solutions only work when people step up. The Backyard Salmonscapes program in the Central Peninsula is powered by volunteers who roll up their sleeves and put in the time, energy, and heart to protect the streams and wetlands our salmon call home. Whether it’s...
by Aaron Ford | Jul 20, 2026 | Belugas, Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Oil & Gas
In the last two weeks, the Trump administration has pushed through three new federal rules that gut the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These changes repeal the ESA’s definition of “harm,” strip protections from threatened species, and hand more power to oil, gas, and...
