ACAT News & Updates
The Perilous State of Federal Scientific Research: Dr. Linda Birnbaum Discusses How Sidelining Science Threatens Public Health
CHE-Alaska Teleconference: Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 9:00 am Alaska Time (10:00 am Pacific; 1:00 pm Eastern)
Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D. recently from a 40 year career as a federal scientist, serving for the last ten years as director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Join this call to hear Dr. Birnbaum’s perspective on the current state of
Take Action to Protect Water Quality in Alaska!
Let Governor Dunleavy know that we need drinking water standards to protect Alaskans from PFAS
Decades of use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams has contaminated water in Alaska. To date, more than 100 individual PFAS source areas have been identified at nearly 30 locations across Alaska.The widespread presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment raises significant public health concerns that call for immediate and definitive regulatory action to prevent further exposures.These toxic chemicals have been linked to cancer, harm
Threats to Drinking Water and Public Health in Alaska: The Scope of the PFAS Problem, Consequences of Regulatory Inaction, and Recommendations
CHE-Alaska Teleconference: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019
Diana DeFazio Presentation Slides (PDF)
Pam Miller Presentation Slides (PDF)
On this call, ACAT staff discussed key findings and recommendations of our new report, detailing how decades of use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams has contaminated water in Alaska. To date, more than 100 individual PFAS source areas have been identified at nearly 30 locations across Alaska.