An unusual offering of royalty-free oil and gas leases in the Cook Inlet basin drew a few bids, with state officials describing this month’s experiment as successful. Bids for six tracts were ...

Key state lawmakers are throwing cold water on the idea of cutting state royalties on oil and natural gas to spur production in Cook Inlet. It’s one of several ideas lawmakers are considering to ease ...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said no changes are needed for the 2022 lease sale that drew just one bid.

Moving oil is a risky business, especially across Cook Inlet's notoriously rough waters. But who assumes the risk? And if it's Alaskans who depend on healthy fisheries who bear the risk, how much risk ...

The Trump administration on Monday outlined its plans to auction 1 million acres of federal offshore territory in what it has called the “Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale.” The lease ...

Cook Inlet beluga whales live close to a national park, as well as Alaska’s largest city. Yet with 330 or so left in the wild, they're also an endangered population. Here’s why they matter. An iconic ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The National Marine Fisheries Service today put the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale on the road to recovery by designating 1,928,320 acres (3,013 square miles) of critical habitat ...

Cook Inletkeeper joined a lawsuit last month opposing the proposed Johnson Tract gold mine project on the west side of the Cook Inlet. Also listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the Center for ...

In this photo taken Aug. 25, 2017, provided by NOAA Fisheries, a newborn beluga whale calf sticks its head out of the water in upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. The population of endangered beluga whales in ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Several groups and an Alaska resident filed suit today to protect endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales and the Johnson River, which flows through Lake Clark National Park before ...