by Ben Boettger | Jul 21, 2026 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Mining, West Su Access Road
The Railbelt has a real and urgent need for energy solutions. Ideally, decision makers would meet this need by taking a comprehensive look at our region’s energy prospects and giving serious consideration to wind and solar power opportunities. Unfortunately,...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Sep 17, 2025 | West Su Access Road
Alaska houses more than half the wetlands in the United States. This makes it especially vulnerable to the impacts of the 2023 case Sackett vs. EPA. The case changed which wetlands fall under federal jurisdiction and trigger Clean Water Act protection. Only wetlands...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Jun 18, 2025 | West Su Access Road, Mining
The proposed West Su Industrial Access Road, a 100+ mile road built with public funds that would open up a new mining district west of the Susitna Valley, garnered attention from Alaskan lawmakers during this spring’s legislative session. By and large, the legislature...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Mar 8, 2025 | West Su Access Road, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Public Comments Needed: Don’t fund the West Su Access Road — Satchel Pondolfino The 100+ mile West Su Access Road – an industrial corridor proposed to service a myriad of foreign mining lease holders, primarily gold leases, would kick off a tidal wave of...
by Loren Barrett | Sep 30, 2024 | Mining, Coalbed Methane, Oil & Gas, West Su Access Road
Protect the Susitna Valley:Renewed Threat of Coalbed Methane Drilling — Loren Barrett The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is once again considering a proposal to open 1.5 million undeveloped acres of the Susitna Valley for gas exploration—a decision that...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Aug 29, 2024 | Clean Water, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Pebble Mine, Salmon, West Su Access Road
Salmon Champions & Energy Surveys — Satchel Pondolfino & Josie Oliva As Salmonfest has grown into a large music festival (for Alaska standards), Inletkeeper is still committed to supporting the festival organizers in keeping its salmon mission at its heart....
