Archive for April 2023
Biden Signs Historic Executive Order Aiming to Advance Environmental Justice:
Last week, President Biden signed an executive order to expand his administration’s environmental justice goals, including ensuring clean air and water for communities around the country. The newly signed Executive Order, Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All, focuses on communities most affected by pollution, including Tribal communities. The Order directs all federal…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Please take action to ban PFAS in Alaska! Send messages to the Senate Finance Committee and Testify in Support of SB 67 on Wednesday April 12 at 1pm!
This is big news, as it is the last hurdle before the bill moves to the Senate floor. It’s important for Alaskans to show their support by testifying and sending letters of support for SB 67. We have a good chance of passing the bill during this legislative session! Now it’s time for you…
Read MoreThe Destructive Cycle of Nuclear Power in Alaska, From Uranium Mining to Power Generation and Weapons Testing, and Nuclear Waste
Alaska has a history of nuclear experimentation, including weapons testing on Amchitka Island in the Aleutian Archipelago, unrealized plans to create a deepwater port near Point Hope (the subject of the book Firecracker Boys by Dan O’Neill), a nuclear reactor operating at the Fort Greely military base near Delta Junction from 1962-1972, and uranium mining…
Read MoreOne Drop Closer to Preventing Harm From PFAS: SB 67 on the move!
Good news for Alaska drinking water: Senate Bill 67 to phase out PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from firefighting foams has been passed by the Senate Resources Committee and is now headed to Senate Finance. ACAT, community members from contaminated areas, and leaders from rural Alaska are sending concise, personalized messages to the Senate Finance…
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