by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 29, 2018 | Healthy Habitat, Press Releases
ANCHORAGE— The Alaska Department of Natural Resources bowed to corporate pressure late yesterday evening, after the court ordered deadline, and rejected efforts by Alaskan citizens to protect wild salmon in the Chuitna River watershed on the west side of Cook Inlet....
by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 14, 2018 | Clean Water, Salmon
Every once in a while the truth slips out. Yesterday Kurt Parkan, a mouthpiece for the giant Donlin Gold Mine, laid bare the myth of rigorous permitting in Alaska. “Projects go into the process of getting a permit with the expectation of getting a permit,” Parkan...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 13, 2018 | Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Did you know that in the Cook Inlet, oil & gas operators can legally dump toxic waste into coastal fisheries? That’s right – Oil & gas corporations are allowed to dump over 100,000 gallons of oil and grease and over 835,000 pounds of metals such as mercury,...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 10, 2018 | Arts, Events, Press Releases, Salmon
Partnership Between Community Organizations Connects Art to Advocacy HOMER, August 10th, 2018 – Visiting Artist in Residence, Patrick Maxcy, will be painting a live art mural today, August 10th, for the 3rd Annual Alaska Wild Salmon Day event held between 4:30...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Aug 8, 2018 | Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
Today, the Alaska Supreme Court struck an important provision from the Stand for Salmon Ballot Initiative. It ruled the initiative’s ban on “substantial damage” – including permanent harm to salmon habitat – violated the Alaska Constitution because it amounted to an...
