Archive for December 2025
Alaska Community Action on Toxics 2025 Highlights from Executive Director Pamela Miller
First, we extend our immense gratitude to all of you for supporting our work throughout the year, through volunteering, testifying, participating in our events in the community and webinars, and contributing financially. You inspired and encouraged our collective work and made everything possible even in these challenging times. Thank you! Creating opportunities for building community…
Read MorePrioritizing the Mental Health of Young People in Times of Rapid Climate Change
Prioritizing the Mental Health of Young People in Times of Rapid Climate Change – SOL DE MEDIANOCHE By: Samarys Seguinot Medina As children grow older, climate-related mental health issues intensify. Vulnerability is further compounded by factors such as poverty, racism, gender, disability, and integrational trauma. Climate change and rising temperatures are significantly impacting mental health…
Read MoreAction Alert: Tell Congress to stop the chemical lobby from rolling back our health protections
Action Alert: Tell Congress to stop the chemical lobby from rolling back our health protections Every family has a right to be protected from toxic chemicals in the products we buy, water we drink, or the food we eat. The chemical lobby is working hard to undermine protections that ban harmful chemicals, require health…
Read MoreThoughts on Xmas Trees
Every December, millions of people worldwide purchase Christmas trees to decorate for the holidays, but the nostalgic sight and smell of a fresh cut tree can come with hidden chemical costs. Conventionally grown Christmas trees are often treated with pesticides and herbicides over their multi‑year growth cycles to control pests, weeds, and diseases. Common chemicals…
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