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News Flash!
Plaintiff Groups Reach Critical Agreement with Department of Defense to Protect Lands and Waters at Fort Richardson, Alaska


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  1. News release October 28, 2004 (PDF 90K)

  2. Agreement between Plaintiffs (Alaska Community Action on Toxics, Chickaloon Tribe, Cook Inlet Keeper and Military Toxics Project) and Department of Defense (PDF 123K)

  3. Basis of the Plaintiffs Lawsuit Against Department of Defense (PDF 95K)

  4. Military Exemptions Fact Sheet (PDF 136K)

  5. Who's Opposed to Military Exemptions? (PDF 113K)

  6. Map of Fort Richardson (PDF 39K)

  7. Chronology of Actions by Plaintiffs (PDF 74K)

 

 

 


 

 
 


 

Important Updates

Alaskans Tested for Toxic Chemicals in Products—Results Reveal Contamination from Chemicals in Everyday Products

New Report:

Is It In Us? Chemical Contamination of Our Bodies—Toxic Trespass, Regulatory Failure, and Opportunities for Action”—

35 people from seven states, including Alaska, were tested for 20 toxic chemicals. 

Results, Executive Summary, participants, and full report can be found at www.isitinus.org


For Immediate Release—News Advisory for November 8, 2007 Media Briefing (10 AM at the Loussac Library in Anchorage)


New Fact Sheets on Toxic Chemicals, Health Effects, and Alternatives!

  1. Bisphenol A

  2. Phthalates

  3. Brominated Flame Retardants—PBDEs