Archive for June 2016
NEWS RELEASE: Alaska Health Advocates Call On Fred Meyer To Ban Toxic BPA in Canned Foods: Community members and Health Advocates Returned Toxic Canned Foods to Anchorage Fred Meyer
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 CONTACT: Pamela Miller, Alaska Community Action on Toxics 907-242-9991 (cell); 907-222-7714 (office) Alaska Health Advocates Call On Fred Meyer To Ban Toxic BPA in Canned Foods: Community members and Health Advocates Returned Toxic Canned Foods to Anchorage Fred Meyer (Anchorage, Alaska) Concerned community members and local health advocates from…
Read MoreYarducopia Traveled to Port Heiden
Yarducopia was invited by the Native Village of Port Heiden this spring to help them start a garden. Exciting things are happening in the community! They have recently acquired a reindeer herd, chickens, meat rabbits, and pigs. They have constructed a fish processing plant, and the community has taken charge of their own PCB remediation…
Read MoreDealing with Pests: Slugs and Root Maggots
It’s slug season! With organic gardening, pests are going to happen, and two that have shown their little pesky faces this season are slugs and root maggots. You may recognize the familiar munching of slugs, leaving holes in your leafy greens. There are a few methods to deterring slugs. First is Sluggo, which is a…
Read MoreDon’t Reach for Roundup!
A message from ACAT Executive Director Pamela Miller Have you walked into one of the big box stores or local garden stores lately? It’s astonishing to see the shelves and shelves of pesticidal products offered for use on lawns and gardens. Herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, miticides . . . yikes! And, of course, these are manufactured and…
Read MoreNEWS RELEASE: EPA Sued for Failing to Address Fairbanks’ Dirty Air
Fairbanks residents file second lawsuit to enforce government’s duty to address the worst spikes of fine particulate matter pollution in the country On June 9, for the second time in as many years, Alaska community groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fulfill its responsibility to protect Borough residents and their families from breathing…
Read MoreMercury in the North: Sources of Contamination and International Policies to Protect Health & Human Rights
Mercury is a naturally occurring metal that can damage the human nervous system. Mercury is released to the atmosphere, soil and water from a variety of sources and also has broad uses in everyday objects. The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects…
Read MoreState of the Science: Childrens Environmental Health Summit
ACAT’s Pam Miller Elected Co-Chair of IPEN!
Congratulations to ACAT’s Executive Director Pam Miller on her election to co-chair of the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN). This global network of 700 nonprofit organizations in 116 countries shares a commitment to achieving a toxic-free future where chemical production, use, and disposal does not harm people or the environment. Pam said, “I am truly honored…
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