NEW COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE ABUNDANCE ESTIMATE HIGHLIGHTS UNCERTAINTY INSTATUS AND UNDERSCORES NEED FOR PRECAUTIONARY MANAGEMENT APPROACH

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...

EPA Issues Final Rule Governing Use of Chemical Dispersants on Oil Spills

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...

Alaska Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258 Confirms Lack of Industry Interest; Alaskans Call for the Administration to Remove Cook Inlet From Future Sales

by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 30, 2022 | Press Releases, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas

After canceling the sale in May of 2022, the Biden Administration moved forward with leasing Alaska’s Lower Cook Inlet—resulting in only 1 bid on 1 block out of 193. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 30, 2022 Press Contact: Grace Nolan, grace@team-arc.com; Sue Mauger,...

Groups Sue to Stop Biden Administration from Leasing Cook Inlet, Alaska for Oil and Gas Drilling

by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 21, 2022 | Civics, Clean Water, Climate Change, Community, Press Releases

Groups cite Department of Interior’s failure to meaningfully consider climate impacts of auctioning off close to a million acres FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTSBecca Bowe, Earthjustice (Pacific time), rbowe@earthjustice.org Jackson...

Oil & Gas Lease Sale 258 is a False Solution to High Gas Prices and Sacrifices Cook Inlet Communities

by Cook Inletkeeper | Sep 22, 2022 | Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas, Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sue Mauger, 907.399.2070, sue@inletkeeper.org Taylor Kendal Smith, 907.802.0534, taylor@inletkeeper.org Ben Boettger, 603.306.1352, ben@inletkeeper.org HOMER, Alaska — Today, the Department of the...

PROPOSED BILL IN CONGRESS IGNORES ALASKANS, WOULD SACRIFICE COOK INLET

by Cook Inletkeeper | Jul 28, 2022 | Energy & Alaska, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas, Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Liz Mering, Inletkeeper (907.235.3459)  Marissa Wilson, Executive Director AMCC (907.299.6566)  PROPOSED BILL IN CONGRESS IGNORES ALASKANS, WOULD SACRIFICE COOK INLET 40 years of oil and gas development in...