Inletkeeper Blog
BOEM Is Silencing the Public on Cook Inlet Lease Sale 258 — Demand a Public Hearing Now
In an unprecedented move, federal regulators at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have announced they are moving to finalize Cook Inlet oil and gas Lease Sale 258, without public hearings or any opportunities for comment on a more thorough environmental review ordered by a federal court.
Johnson Tract: A Barrier Across One of the Last Great Bird Skyways
Lake Clark National Park and its neighbor, Tuxedni Bay, are two of the most important pit stops for migrating birds on the Pacific flyway. Tuxedni bay is home to the Chisik National Wildlife Refuge, and the largest seabird colony in Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu. This refuge is under threat from the proposed Johnson Tract Gold Mine.
Su Dam: A Bad Idea Remains Bad
The Su Dam is not the answer to Alaska’s growing energy crisis. Today, solar power generation is the fastest type of energy infrastructure to build, and wind farms are expected to play a massive role in Alaska’s future energy grid. But with political winds shifting against renewables for now, Homer Electric Association (HEA) is pursuing ill-conceived hydro power projects, despite the damage they could cause to our home, our economy, and our salmon.
Alaska LNG Still Has Big Questions to Answer
The Alaska LNG project would build an 800-mile pipeline from North Slope natural gas fields to an export terminal in Nikiski. For many years, its various backers have been coming to tell us the gas line is inevitable and imminent, and to explain why “this time is different.” On Oct. 8, 2025 it was Glenfarne’s turn.
Join Our Team: Community Organizer
Cook Inletkeeper is hiring a Community Organizer to help strengthen local climate action and community engagement on the Lower Kenai Peninsula! This position will play a key role in advancing Homer Drawdown, a community-led effort to implement local climate solutions, and in coordinating Inletkeeper’s annual Electronics Recycling events across the region.
Alaska LNG owes Alaskans basic answers
AKLNG will be holding a Community Open House in Nikiski on October 8. The project’s proponents, including private developer Glenfarne and the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, owe Alaskans answers on what their tenuous megaproject will cost and how far the state is obligated to share that cost.
Federal Government Silences Cook Inlet Voices on Lease Sale 258
Development of Lower Cook Inlet’s federal oil and gas leases could proceed without allowing public comment—an action that may affect fisheries, tribes, and established commercial businesses…
Recycling Breakdown: Where to Take Your Recycling on the Kenai Peninsula
Since the Soldotna Public landfill’s 33-year old baler machine broke in December 2024, aluminum and cardboard dropped in the former recycling receptacles have piled up in containers or been buried along with the trash.
Clean Water Act Rollbacks
Alaska houses more than half the wetlands in the United States, making it vulnerable to the impacts of the 2023 case Sackett vs. EPA. This case changed which wetlands fall under federal jurisdiction and trigger Clean Water Act protection. Only wetlands with surface water, and that touches a “relatively permanent” water body, are now deemed worthy of protection.
Saving the Canaries of the Sea from the Johnson Tract Mine
Listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 2008, Cook Inlet Belugas’ numbers have not rebounded. One of the greatest recent threats to Cook Inlet Belugas is the proposed Johnson Tract Mine.