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Federal oil and gas lease sales in Cook Inlet have been canceled before. This time, the Dec. 30 sale is required by federal law — but a coalition of organizations is challenging the feds' environmental review process for the auction.
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The state sale will close just days before another, in the federal waters of the inlet.
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Low birth rates are likely contributing to the decline in the population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, according to a study published this week.
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According to the report, fishermen in Cook Inlet caught an estimated 2 million fish this season, weighing in at 10 million pounds. The total value at the docks for the inlet was $16 million.
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Previous proposed lease sales in Cook Inlet have had the caveat that they could be canceled for lack of interest. This time, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has to hold the sale — no matter what.
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The reopening of the fishery this summer was just a temporary fix. And once again, UCIDA and the feds are at odds over what comes next.
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Belugas Count! is back this weekend after a two-year break. At the Kenai viewing station, the chances of seeing a Cook Inlet beluga whale tomorrow are high, and scientists will be at the station to answer questions.
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The 730-page Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden’s signature, tackles tax and health reform and invests billions in renewable energy. It also requires the feds to hold several lease sales this year — including a long-contested sale in Cook Inlet.
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In a new proposed plan for offshore drilling, the U.S. Department of the Interior floated the idea of auctioning off leases to oil and gas companies in Cook Inlet in 2026, in addition to 10 lease sales proposed for the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years.
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A federal council voted to close a large swath of Cook Inlet to commercial salmon fishing in 2020. Now, a court has until Monday to decide whether to uphold that decision or not.