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 Bridget Maryott | May 15, 2024 | Press Releases, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Homer Electric Association, Local Economies, Mining
Households could see electric bills rise as much as $265 per year HOMER, AK — Alarm bells will be ringing for Southcentral Alaska if Donlin Mine pursues Cook Inlet natural gas to fuel its proposed massive gold mining operation in Western Alaska, with detrimental...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 20, 2023 | Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Personal Watercraft Not Allowed (again) in Kachemak Bay and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas Homer, AK – Alaska Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman ruled in favor of plaintiffs: Cook Inletkeeper, Kachemak Bay Conservation Society, Friends of Kachemak Bay...
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. ...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jun 18, 2023 | Press Releases
Joint Media Statement from Environmental Investigation Agency, Alaska Wildlife Alliance, Cook Inletkeeper, and Defenders of Wildlife NEW COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE ABUNDANCE ESTIMATE HIGHLIGHTS UNCERTAINTY IN STATUS AND UNDERSCORES NEED FOR PRECAUTIONARY MANAGEMENT...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jun 13, 2023 | Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Press Releases
Rules Are an Improvement But Further Local Action Will Be Essential FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Sharon DonovanCommunications Director, Earth Island Institute(510) 859-9161, sharondonovan@earthisland.org Berkeley, CA (June 13, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental...
