Alaska and 12 other states sued the Biden administration in March, arguing the pause on leases bypassed the public process when they hit pause on the sales.
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Kenai Borough mayor promotes virus misinformation, unproven treatments for COVID-19
Several local doctors wrote in letters to the editor last week that the mayor’s comments undermine steps they’ve been taking to fight the pandemic.
As streams warm, cold water inputs could be crucial for salmon
Cook Inlet has some of the warmest measured streams in Alaska. Temperatures are expected to climb as climate change accelerates, which isn’t good for the salmon that traffic those areas.
No longer able to make a living in Cook Inlet, young commercial fishermen head west to Bristol Bay
Many fishermen with deep ties to Cook Inlet are retiring or moving elsewhere because they can longer make a living.
Judge orders EPA to update rules for dispersants used on oil spills
Cleanup crews used dispersants in large quantities after the 1989 Exxon-Valdez oil spill and 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
‘An ecosystem in a single creature’: Alaskans celebrate Wild Salmon Day in Kenai Peninsula
Aug. 10 is Alaska Wild Salmon Day. Gov. Bill Walker set aside the day in 2016 to honor the iconic Alaska species.