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No Free Passes for Polluters!
Alaska Community Action on Toxics and 150 other groups call on EPA and Congress to protect communities and workers and end the “free pass to pollute” during the coronavirus pandemic Alaska Community Action on Toxics and 150 other groups are calling on EPA and Congress to protect communities and workers and reverse EPA’s ill-considered decision…
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Eliminating Toxic Chemicals from the Child Care Setting (Presentation in Spanish)
We recently recorded a presentation entitled Eliminating Toxic Chemicals from the Child Care Setting in Spanish. The speaker, Samarys Seguinot Medina, Dr.PH. is the Environmental Health Program Director at Alaska Community Action on Toxics. The presentation discusses the growing body of science linking exposure to flame retardants (and other chemicals) in children’s products and child care…
Read MoreLegacy and emerging semi-volatile organic compounds in sentinel fish from an arctic formerly used defense site in Alaska
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of contamination from military operations on Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island (Sivuqaq) through the analysis of sentinel fish, the ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), collected from Troutman Lake located within the watershed of a formerly used defense site and adjacent to the Yupik community of Gambell. The…
Read MoreToxic-Free Firefighters and Children Act 2019
Protecting Alaska’s firefighters and children from exposure to toxic chemicals – how you can help! Thanks to Representatives Geran Tarr (D-Anc) and Harriet Drummond (D-Anc), who are co-sponsors of the Toxic-Free Firefighters and Children Act, Alaska will have an opportunity to join 43 other states and cities (including Anchorage) that have or will soon have…
Read MoreTake Action to Protect Water Quality in Alaska!
Let Governor Dunleavy know that we need drinking water standards to protect Alaskans from PFAS Decades of use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams has contaminated water in Alaska. To date, more than 100 individual PFAS source areas have been identified at nearly 30 locations across Alaska.The widespread presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in…
Read MoreThreats to Drinking Water and Public Health in Alaska – The Scope of the PFAS Problem, Consequences of Regulatory Inaction, and Recommendations
This investigative report informs actions to address the public health crisis caused by PFAS contamination. In Alaska, the dispersive use of AFFF (aqueous film forming foam) on military bases and airports has contaminated the drinking water of communities from the North Slope to SE Alaska. PFAS have been discovered at over 100 individual sites (mostly…
Read MoreBreast Cancer Prevention – “From Awareness to Action: Rethink the Pink” – FREE public lecture
Breast cancer experts coming to Alaska to empower young people to prevent cancer and protect their health Karuna Jaggar, Breast Cancer Action, Executive Director, and Dr. Yamini Ranchod, Breast Cancer Action, Board Member, will be featured speakers for Alaska Community Action on Toxics’ (ACAT) annual lecture series on breast cancer prevention to bring a discussion…
Read MoreACAT Is Hiring: This Could Definitely Be Your Dream Job!
As ACAT’s Canvass Coordinator, You’ll Be Changing the World If you care about environmental, reproductive, and social justice, we’ve got the job for you! Join ACAT’s team as our Canvass Coordinator to make some change and some money. You’ll be working with awesome co-workers who share your passion. Part-time temporary job (Aug. 15 – Dec…
Read MoreCommunities Tell EPA: Proposed PFAS Policy Not Protective of Infant Health
EPA relies on discredited lifetime health advisory of 70 ppt; federal scientists recommend 11 ppt Alaska Community Action on Toxics joined more than 40 groups from communities across the country with toxic PFAS contamination in their drinking water and groundwater in a unified statement today criticizing EPA’s proposed cleanup goals as not protective of public health,…
Read MoreAnchorage Assembly Approves Landmark Ban on Flame Retardants in Consumer Products
Four classes of ineffective, toxic flame retardant chemicals are banned from furniture, mattresses, and juvenile products Persistence of ACAT’s supporters and partners invaluable in winning this protection for firefighters’ and children’s health With a unanimous vote, the Anchorage Assembly passed Assembly Ordinance 2019-15(S), which prohibits certain consumer products containing flame retardant chemicals, at the March…
Read MoreProtect our children, firefighters, and families from toxic flame retardants!
Let’s get the Toxic-Free Children Ordinance past the finish line! While fire safety is critical, the flame retardant chemicals used in children’s toys and upholstered furniture cause more harm than good. The class of flame retardant chemicals are ineffective, make fires more dangerous, and are harmful to our health. Many of these chemicals are not…
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