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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....
Update: Pebble Keeps Feeding the Swamp to Push Dead-End Mine
In May 2019, Inletkeeper released a report (see below) showing the pile of money Pebble is spending on high-end lobbyists to influence the Trump Administration's so-called "permitting process." The report showed that since the beginning of the Trump administration, Pebble has paid $4.43 million to...
SALMON EXPERTS URGE ALASKANS TO SUPPORT BALLOT MEASURE 1
Today Cook Inletkeeper released a statement from 58 retired state and federal agency scientists and managers who strongly support the Stand for Salmon Ballot Measure 1. Taken together, these experts have more than 1500 years’ experience managing and overseeing salmon and salmon habitat In Alaska....
Walker Administration Rejects Salmon Protections, Weakens Law
ANCHORAGE— The Alaska Department of Natural Resources bowed to corporate pressure late yesterday evening, after the court ordered deadline, and rejected efforts by Alaskan citizens to protect wild salmon in the Chuitna River watershed on the west side of Cook Inlet. “It’s been 9 years since we...
Award Winning Mural Artist Celebrates Salmon in Homer
Partnership Between Community Organizations Connects Art to Advocacy HOMER, August 10th, 2018 - Visiting Artist in Residence, Patrick Maxcy, will be painting a live art mural today, August 10th, for the 3rd Annual Alaska Wild Salmon Day event held between 4:30 - 7:00PM at Karen Hornaday Park...
New Leases in Heart of Cook Inlet Mark Dangerous Turning Point
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION June 21, 2017 Bob Shavelson (907.299.3277) ANCHORAGE—Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held a lease sale for tracts in the federal waters of Lower Cook Inlet. Unlike the previous three sales, Lease Sale 244 garnered bids, though only one...
Communities Sound the Alarm Over New Federal Offshore Drilling Plan for Cook Inlet
Five new oil and gas lease sales are proposed for Cook Inlet under the federal offshore leasing plan.
Cook Inlet and the Dirty Dozen of Oil & Gas Leasing
12 oil and gas lease sales are planned to take place over the next seven years in Cook Inlet, AK.
Alaska Energy Burden Report Press Release
A new report, “Energy Burden in Alaska: Understanding Energy Burden for Alaska Communities and Charting a Path Forward,” reveals that Alaska faces the most severe energy burden in the U.S., with rural and low-income households hit hardest.