by Satchel Pondolfino | Jun 16, 2026 | Bears, Belugas, Johnson Tract Mine, Local Economies, Mining
The proposed Johnson Tract Mine would industrialize one of the last undeveloped pockets of Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu, spurring an onslaught of traffic from military-sized planes, ore-hauling trucks, and barges through the park daily. We know that this, alongside the...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Apr 14, 2026 | Cook Inlet, Johnson Tract Mine, Mining
The proposed Johnson Tract Mine is presented as an economic opportunity for Alaska, but the company’s 2025 SEC Initial Assessment makes one thing clear: this is a short-term gold project that rewards outside investors, while providing limited returns for Cook Inlet...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Apr 8, 2026 | Clean Water, Johnson Tract Mine, Mining
CIRI shareholders deserve a voice in decisions that could shape their land for generations. The proposed Johnson Tract Gold Mine poses irreversible harm to the abundant, diverse, and intact ecosystem of the Johnson River Valley and Tuxedni Bay – a stunning...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Apr 3, 2026 | Cook Inlet, Donlin Gold Mine, Johnson Tract Mine, Mining
During the early battle of the No Pebble Mine campaign, Earthworks, a national organization working to protect communities from the impacts of extractive economies on health, air, water, and land, made defending Bristol Bay a cornerstone of their No Dirty...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Feb 19, 2026 | Johnson Tract Mine, Bears, Belugas, Cook Inlet, Mining
Introducing the proposed Johnson Tract Gold Mine to the public commonly elicits the same question: how can there be a mine in a National Park? Explaining that the local Native corporation has an inholding of approximately 20,000 acres within the park and is pursuing...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 15, 2025 | Johnson Tract Mine
On the western shore of Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu, guarded by Mt. Illiamna and Redoubt, lies one of Alaska’s most ecologically rich regions. In and around Lake Clark National Park, tidal zones protect some of the last healthy razor clam beds in Cook Inlet. The surrounding...
