by Satchel Pondolfino | Oct 22, 2025 | Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
Federal regulators at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) are moving to finalize Cook Inlet oil and gas Lease Sale 258 without public hearings or opportunities for comment on a more thorough environmental review ordered by a federal court. A federal judge...
by Loren Barrett | Sep 18, 2025 | Oil & Gas, Lease Sale 258
In 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved Lease Sale 258 without fully considering climate impacts, alternatives, or the risks to Cook Inlet’s fragile ecosystem. Inletkeeper, alongside community and national partners, challenged the approval in...
by Loren Barrett | Jul 22, 2024 | Johnson Tract Mine, Belugas, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
Beluga Protection in Tuxedni Bay — Loren Barrett Following the recent overturning of Lease Sale 258—a significant victory for beluga habitat and recovery—Cook Inletkeeper and The Center for Biological Diversity jointly petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service...
by Bridget Maryott | Jul 19, 2024 | Oil & Gas, Lease Sale 258
Lease Sale 258 Victory! Every Oil Spill Started with a Lease Sale On Tuesday, we celebrated a significant victory as a federal district court judge overturned Lease Sale 258 after we took our case to court! Thanks to your comments, the Interior Department...
by Bridget Maryott | Jul 17, 2024 | Belugas, Climate Change, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas, Press Releases
Victory — Ruling in favor of environmental groups highlights concerns about endangered whales ANCHORAGE, AK — National and community-based environmental groups celebrated a legal victory on Tuesday, when a federal district court judge overturned an offshore...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Sep 29, 2023 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas, Press Releases
 President Biden and the Department of Interior announced their final five-year plan today for offshore oil and gas leasing in federal waters from 2023 through 2028. The plan includes 3 lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and no new lease sales in Lower Cook Inlet. ...
