Archive for April 2025
Action Alert: Support SB 161 to Ban Bottom Trawling
Action Alert: Support SB 161 to Ban Bottom Trawling Senate Bill 161 –“An Act relating to the use of certain trawl or dredge fishing gear in state water; and providing for an effective date.” In recent years, Alaska has seen a serious decline in certain fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and other sustainable oceanic resources…
Read MoreTCE contamination is a crisis: Congress must choose people over profits
TCE contamination is a crisis: Congress must choose people over profits By Pamela Miller In Alaska, we seek to protect our precious lands and waters, ensure the health of our fish, wildlife and communities. However, lurking beneath our feet and flowing through our waters is a toxic legacy — one that threatens our…
Read MoreMost Alaskans want state action on microplastics, forever chemicals
Most Alaskans want state action on microplastics, forever chemicals By Cory Johnson Microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), aren’t exactly great dinner table conversation topics but nowadays, since these harmful substances are showing up at the dinner table in our water and even in our food, perhaps it is time to start…
Read MoreTranscriptomic and developmental effects of persistent organic pollutants in sentinel fishes collected near an arctic formerly used defense site
Alaska contains over 600 formerly used defense (FUD) sites, many of which serve as point sources of pollution. These sites are often co-located with rural communities that depend upon traditional subsistence foods, especially lipid-rich animals that bioaccumulate and biomagnify persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Many POPs are carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting compounds that are associated with adverse…
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