by Sue Mauger | Nov 30, 2023 | climate, Healthy Habitat, salmon, Uncategorized
BRIDGING THE “DATA TRANSFER” GAP In the field of conservation, it is not uncommon for researchers to end their grant reports and journal articles with an inspiring statement about the value of the study for land managers in their efforts to protect...
by Sue Mauger | May 22, 2023 | Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Pebble Mine, salmon, Uncategorized
We are finally experiencing the last ripples of Pebble mine. After decades of powerful advocacy, extensive salmon research, and strong tribal voices, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) vetoed the proposed copper mine threatening the headwaters of Bristol Bay in...
by Sue Mauger | May 22, 2023 | climate, Energy & Alaska, Government, Uncategorized
It took less than 13 years for oil from Prudhoe Bay, traveling down the new Trans-Alaska Pipeline, to smother the coast and the life it sustained in Prince William Sound and beyond. From 1977 to 1989, the corporate and political promises seemed to be paying off for...
by Sue Mauger | Mar 16, 2023 | Clean Water, climate, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat
A Hilcorp contractor – SAExploration Seismic Services – is seeking a Miscellaneous Land Use Permit from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to conduct a seismic survey this spring. To conduct the survey, SAE will detonate explosive shocks at 55-feet...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Feb 3, 2023 | Bears, Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Pebble Mine, salmon
The EPA’s decision this week to veto the Pebble Mine and issue Clean Water Act protections for Bristol Bay is a victory for Alaskans and the Bristol Bay and Cook Inlet ecosystems! In all the ways you showed up: at rallies, signing petitions and postcards, with dollars...