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Some Alaska Native Elders must make the tough choice of whether to give their Native corporation shares away to be eligible for federal programs like SNAP. A piece of federal legislation would exclude settlement trust benefits from counting against their eligibility for some federal programs.
The federal waters of Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone will be closed to commercial salmon fishing during the 2022 season as the result of a lawsuit.
Inletkeeper Applauds Halt to Cook Inlet Oil & Gas Lease Sale Process Map showing Cook Inlet 258 oil and gas lease area. Image-BOEHM HOMER – Cook Inletkeeper Thursday applauded the decision by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to cancel public hearings around the proposed million-acre Oil & Gas Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet. BOEM’s move comes in the wake of President Biden’s January 27 Executive Order placing a pause on all oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. “It’s refreshing to see science coming back into our federal decision making,” said ...