by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 19, 2019 | Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Seismic air guns used for oil and gas exploration produce the loudest underwater noise next to explosions and warfare, and they can have devastating impacts on marine life. As a fisherman from Newfoundland put it, “Whenever a seismic boat goes past and we drop...
by Sue Mauger | Jul 10, 2019 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Climate Crisis Sends Stream Temperatures Off the Charts As Alaskans suffer through the smoke, haze and danger of a record-breaking heat wave, Alaska’s salmon are suffering too. On July 7th, stream temperatures topped 81.7 F (27.6 C) in the Deshka River, a major salmon...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jul 8, 2019 | Arts, Civics, Energy & Alaska, Government, Local Economies
The recent heat wave and forest fires ravaging Alaska are yet another reminder that the Last Frontier lies on the front lines of rapid climate change. Through the smoky haze, however, one thing remains clear: the billionaire Koch Brothers have their hands around the...
by Cook Inletkeeper | May 22, 2019 | Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Cook Inletkeeper today called-out the Dunleavy Administration for weakening a key Clean Water Act permit that will allow the oil and gas industry to increase toxic dumping in prime salmon, halibut, and beluga whale habitat. The proposed permit covers oil and gas...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 20, 2019 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
< Submit your Public Comment online here > When I interviewed for my job with Cook Inletkeeper in 1995, the hiring committee handed me a draft Clean Water Act permit for oil and gas discharges in Cook Inlet, and asked me how I would change it to reduce pollution....
by Cook Inletkeeper | Feb 20, 2019 | Clean Water, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat
Act NOW to Protect Salmon Habitat – Comments Due March 22 BACKGROUND: The proposed Donlin mine along the banks of the Kuskokwim River in southwest Alaska would be a massive open gold mine. To power the facility, Donlin plans a 315 mile-long natural gas...
