[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n earthquake with the preliminary measurement of 5.7 magnitude occurred at 9:21 am on the western shores of Cook Inlet near Chinitna Bay according to USGS Wednesday morning. The short shaker occurred at a depth of 90.4 miles 55 miles east of Iliamna. The quake was felt throughout the Cook Inlet region by residents. No damage was […]
DILLINGHAM, AK – Bristol Bay Tribes called on the State of Alaska to protect important cultural resources at Amakdedori Bay on Cook Inlet from Pebble’s toxic exploration efforts. Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources is considering a request from Pebble to allow geotechnical drilling at the site of its proposed industrial port at the ancestral Amakdedori […]
Alaska State Troopers reported a drowning of a crewmember of a commercial fishing vessel on Thursday morning. According to reporting, 62-year-old Anthony Walsh was participating in a Cook Inlet Salmon opening when he fell overboard from the fishing vessel Hooligan on Thursday morning. AST reports that his fishing partner 59-year-old Kevin Loran attempted to get him […]
Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) President and CEO Gloria O’Neill was recently appointed to the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, an independent federal committee which aims to identify the complex challenges facing Native children in Alaska and across the U.S. Shortly after her appointment by House Speaker Paul Ryan, her […]