by Cook Inletkeeper | Jan 19, 2026 | Oil & Gas, Clean Water
Climate activists have a simple imperative as our goal: “Keep it in the ground!” It being fossil fuels and the climate-damaging carbon pollution they become when burnt. But oil and gas drillers aren’t keeping their product in the ground. As global carbon...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 18, 2025 | Clean Water, Community
In the early 1990s, while Alaska and the world were still reeling from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, federal regulators discovered something shocking in Cook Inlet: oil and gas corporations had committed more than 4,200 violations of the Clean Water Act. Rather than...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 17, 2025 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Salmon
Thanks to your support, Inletkeeper will be launching a new science project on the Little Susitna River in summer 2026. The Little Susitna has been identified by regional partners as a top priority watershed for managing salmon habitats and as one of the most...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 20, 2025 | Clean Water, Community, Government
This month Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Administrative Order 360 — a reckless and ill-conceived attempt to gut oversight of natural resources, by automatically approving projects if the state misses review deadlines. What does this mean for Alaskans? Removal of expert...
by Ben Boettger | Jul 16, 2025 | Energy & Alaska, Clean Water
It isn’t much use now to debate how and why we ended up with the grotesque act of national self-harm known as HR1, aka “the Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill passed early this month with approval of Rep. Nick Begich III, Sen. Dan Sullivan, and a decisive yes vote...
by Cook Inletkeeper | 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...