Cordova Electric Co-op using ‘every tool in the kit’ to advance hydro power statewide
One of the communities he's worked closely with is Seward, where city officials aim to get a dormant hydroelectric facility running again.
Cook Inletkeeper voices new concerns over oil and gas lease sales
Homer's Cook Inletkeeper is voicing new concerns over federal legislation requiring multiple oil and gas lease sales in Alaska, one each year from 2026 to 2028 and again from 2030 to 2032.
NOAA’s Arctic Report takes the pulse of the planet
From the Cordova perspective this dramatic increase in fresh water (from melting glaciers) reaches its maximum in the spring but continues all summer long at a higher rate than in the past.
Lankard: Ocean farming is key to feeding our people, healing the ocean
In the wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, which devastated the environment, Lankard's goal became protecting the lands and waters of Prince William Sound.
New poll backs permanent protections for Bristol Bay
Poll results show that 95% of Alaskans feel it is important to protect Bristol Bay and that 64% of Alaskans continue to oppose the proposed Pebble mine.
CEC plans upgrades for Humpback Creek hydropower
The project is to begin over the next few months and be completed by 2027.
Snow crab fishery quota rises to 9.3 million pounds
The recovering stock comes in the wake of a two-year period when there were no snow crab harvests due to stock losses attributed to a marine heatwave that began in 2018.
Statewide kelp mapping project includes Cordova
Surveys in Southcentral Alaska – including in Cordova, Valdez and Seward – counted a total of 14 beds mapped, compared to 19 beds in Southwest Alaska and 107 beds in Southeast Alaska.
Six environmental groups seek review of Willow ruling
Two judges on a three-judge panel upheld former President Joe Biden’s authorization of the project, while a third judge dissented.
Trump stands opposed to Pebble mine
Trump's Justice Department confirmed it would reject a permit needed for the mine.
