Archive for May 2024
Mapping Environmental Injustice: Disparities in Chemical Exposures and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
One in six children in the U.S. has a developmental disability and the prevalence of those disabilities has increased over the past decade. Families with low incomes and families of color have long faced disproportionate exposures to toxic chemicals and pollutants known to hinder brain development. These inequities stem from histories of discriminatory policies. A…
Read MoreAlaska and National Groups Take Legal Action To Defend EPA’s Prohibition on Large-Scale Mines Like Pebble in Bristol Bay
Alaska and National Groups Take Legal Action To Defend EPA’s Prohibition on Large-Scale Mines Like Pebble in Bristol Bay ANCHORAGE, AK – Alaska and national groups filed a motion to intervene in U.S. District Court on Friday to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s prohibition of the Pebble mine project in the Bristol Bay…
Read MoreAlaska Legislature Advances Bill to Phase Out PFAS Chemicals from Firefighting Foams
Alaska Legislature Advances Bill to Phase Out PFAS Chemicals from Firefighting Foams ANCHORAGE, AK – We commend the Alaska State Legislature for passing Senate Bill 67 to phase out toxic PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals from firefighting foams in Alaska. The bill passed the legislature on Wednesday afternoon and now awaits transmittal to…
Read MoreThe Arctic’s Plastics Crisis: Dangers to Health & Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world, and Arctic Indigenous Peoples bear the brunt of the plastic and petrochemical industry’s toxic operations. Plastics and chemicals from all over the world are transported on atmospheric and oceanic currents northward, where they accumulate in the Arctic through a process called…
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