Archive for January 2017
Plastics and Chemicals in the Marine Environment: Effects on Seabirds in the Bering Sea and on Global Marine Ecosystems
The toxic effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other chemicals that concentrate in plastics are a concern for ocean ecosystems. Globally, at least 44% of seabird species are known to ingest plastics because seabirds and their prey mistake plastics for food, resulting in physical harm and exposure to harmful plastic-associated chemicals such as phthalates. On…
Read MoreNEWS RELEASE 1/18/17 | Mat-Su Residents Applaud Decision on Expired Wishbone Hill Permit
Mining Activity in Mat-Su Community Now Off Limits Unless a New Permit Is Issued From: Castle Mountain Coalition, The Alaska Center, Alaska Community Action on Toxics, Cook Inletkeeper, Sierra Club Jan. 18, 2017, SUTTON, AK – Matanuska-Susitna Valley residents commend the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) for ordering a federal inspection of unpermitted coal mining…
Read MoreFeds Agree to New Deadline for Fairbanks Air Cleanup Plan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to an August deadline on whether to accept or reject a state plan to clean up heavily polluted Fairbanks air. The agreement settles the first of two lawsuits filed against the agency by a pair of advocacy groups, Citizens for Clean Air and the Sierra…
Read More360 North Covers the 2016 Children’s Environmental Health Summit
We are pleased to announce that 360 North will be showing the 2016 Children’s Environmental Health Summit as a series that will air on Monday nights at 8:30pm for 8 weeks beginning December 26th. Please see below for a schedule of the show, however please note that these times may change. For a full program, please visit…
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