by Cook Inletkeeper | Jan 19, 2026 | Lease Sales, Oil & Gas
In November 2025, the federal government released its draft 11th OCS Five-Year Plan, proposing five new oil and gas lease sales in Lower Cook Inlet between 2027 and 2031. Nationwide, the plan would open approximately 1.27 billion acres of public waters to oil and gas...
by Inletkeeper | Jan 13, 2026 | Lease Sales, Oil & Gas
Front and center talking points: With new offshore oil and gas development, it’s only a question of when accidents and spills will occur. It doesn’t have to be on the scale of the Exxon Valdez disaster to be a catastrophe for Cook Inlet. A recent estimate from Lease...
by Inletkeeper | Jan 9, 2026 | Oil & Gas, Alaska State Legislature, Lease Sales
See More Information on How to Comment Hilcorp’s environmental and regulatory violations across Alaska have proven to be more reliable than snow in December. At the end of November, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) issued its most recent penalty...
by Inletkeeper | Dec 17, 2025 | Lease Sales, Oil & Gas
What’s happening now, and why it’s different Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu is facing a series of new threats from the oil and gas industry. Developing offshore oil platforms creates the risk of pollution and spills that could have huge consequences for our fisheries,...
by Loren Barrett | Dec 4, 2025 | Lease Sale 258, Lease Sales, Oil & Gas
The waters, wildlife, and communities of Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu stand at a crossroads. Over the next seven years, Lower Cook Inlet faces twelve separate offshore oil and gas lease sales—a relentless series of industrial expansions that could permanently transform one...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 26, 2025 | Press Releases, Lease Sale 258, Lease Sales, Oil & Gas
11th Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 5-year plan **PRESS RELEASE** HOMER, AK — Cook Inletkeeper condemns the federal government’s draft 11th Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 5-year plan, which proposes five new oil and gas lease sales in Lower Cook Inlet between 2027 and...
