by Ben Boettger | Jun 16, 2023 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat
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...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jun 16, 2023 | Civics, Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
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...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jun 13, 2023 | Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Press Releases
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...
by David Knight | May 24, 2023 | Clean Water, Community, Events, Healthy Habitat
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...
by Sue Mauger | May 22, 2023 | Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Pebble Mine, Salmon, Uncategorized
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...
by Cook Inletkeeper | May 8, 2023 | Clean Water, Government, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
On April 25th, Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act – a bill that represents an unprecedented rollback of protections for federal public lands and prioritizes the interests of mining...