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PROPOSED NEW OIL & GAS LEASE IN COOK INLET DESPITE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Liz Mering,...
FEDS IGNORE SERIOUS IMPACTS TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, FISHERIES, WILDLIFE & BUSINESSES IN COOK INLET
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2021 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Liz Mering, Inletkeeper (907.235.3459) FEDS IGNORE SERIOUS IMPACTS TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, FISHERIES, WILDLIFE & BUSINESSES IN COOK INLET President Biden promised no...
ART (NOT Lease) Sale 258
Friday, 3 December 2021: For Immediate Release “Sea Otter” by Valisa Higman is one of the pieces included in the “ART Sale 258” Collaboration between five Cook Inlet-based artists who aim to protect lower Cook Inlet from the federal government’s Lease Sale 258. Soldotna, AK: Five local artists...
Growing Sustainable Roots for Alaska’s Farmers Markets, Farm Stands, and CSAs
December 1, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Alaska Farmers Market Association awarded a USDA Grant to support farmers markets, farm stands, and Community Support Agriculture Homer, AK- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $37.5 Million this year to 84 recipients across the...
ALASKANS CALL FOR STOP TO TOXIC OIL DUMPING IN COOK INLET
STATE MAKES MOCKERY OF “RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT” BY LETTING OIL INDUSTRY INCREASE TOXIC POLLUTION IN PRIME BELUGA & FISH HABITAT Download the Press Release here HOMER, AK - Today a coalition of groups, filed by Trustees for Alaska, pressed the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation...
Chinook salmon declines related to changes in freshwater conditions
A new study - led by University of Alaska researchers and in collaboration with Cook Inletkeeper - provides the first evidence that declines in many of Alaska’s Chinook salmon populations can be attributed in part to climate-driven changes in their freshwater habitats. Alaska Chinook salmon runs...
Lawsuit Challenges Hilcorp’s Plan to Blast Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
ANCHORAGE— Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s approval of rules allowing Hilcorp Alaska LLC to harm Cook Inlet beluga whales and other marine mammals as it expands its offshore oil and gas operations in Cook Inlet. Cook Inletkeeper and the Center for...
Salmon Stream Temperatures Off the Charts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 10, 2019 HEAT WAVE HITS COOK INLET SALMON STREAMSClimate Crisis Sends Stream Temperatures Off the Charts (PDF Version Here) HOMER, AK— As Alaskans suffer through the smoke, haze and danger of a record-breaking heat wave, Alaska’s salmon are suffering too. On July 7th,...
House of Representatives Vote to Block Funding for Pebble Mine.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2019 House of Representatives Vote to Block Funding for Pebble Mine.Representative Don Young wants to “Look at the Science.” Homer, AK - Today, the House of Representatives passed amendment 90, “The Huffman Amendment” to the Energy and Water Appropriations Act (H.R....
Mouth to Mouth Wild Run & Ride – Letting Go to Look Forward
A beloved springtime staple for the Kenai Peninsula fat bike and beach running community is coming to a close. Kaitlin Vadla, Cook Inletkeeper Regional Director and race creator, says, “In order to make room for greater focus on implementing in-river salmon habitat solutions, we have made the difficult decision to end Cook Inletkeeper’s Mouth to Mouth Wild Run & Ride.”
Inletkeeper Kicks off New Solution Focused on Salmon Habitat
After five years of implementing local solutions, Inletkeeper’s newest community-led project will focus on improving salmon habitat on the Central Peninsula. Inletkeeper is inviting the public to come together on February 10th with local experts to brainstorm salmon habitat solutions and then choose the best one for volunteers to implement alongside Inletkeeper in the Central Peninsula.
Federal Court Reverses Offshore Oil Lease Sale That Threatened Belugas off Alaska’s Coast
Tuesday’s ruling noted that, among other things, the Department of Interior failed to fully consider the lease sale’s cumulative impacts on beluga whales, as well as the issue of blaring vessel noise.