Posts by Sarah Banapour
Alaska 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 MoreHuman Rights, Health, and Lands of Arctic Peoples Endangered by Plastics, Petrochemicals and Climate Change
Human Rights, Health, and Lands of Arctic Peoples Endangered by Plastics, Petrochemicals and Climate Change With the Arctic warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world, Native voices speak out on threats to the Arctic posed by plastic and toxic chemicals. Report also synthesizes evidence from more than 250 studies.…
Read MoreACAT Receives $2 Million Grant From the Yield Giving Open Call
ACAT Receives $2 Million Grant From the Yield Giving Open Call On March 19, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) is one of the Yield Giving Open Call awardees working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. In March 2023, Yield Giving…
Read MoreEPA Issues Unprecedented Standards For PFAS in Drinking Water
EPA Issues Unprecedented Standards For PFAS in Drinking Water Today, April 10, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its historic action to impose national, legally enforceable drinking water standards to protect communities from exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals.” PFAS are a class of more than 12,000 chemicals found in drinking…
Read MoreTake Action to Protect D-1 Lands! Submit a comment
Please join us in protecting our lands, waters, and the health of Alaska Native communities. For present and future generations, we need to protect these beautiful and critical places from exploitation and extraction! ANCSA 17(d)(1) Withdrawals Draft EIS The Bureau of Land Management is receiving public comments on the ANCSA (Alaska Native Claims Settlement…
Read MoreNo Ambler Road! Submit a comment
We’re nearing the end of the 60-day public comment period on the proposed Ambler Industrial Access Road, and your voice can make a difference in the protection of this region. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS). This is your opportunity to urge the Biden Administration to…
Read MoreBlog: The Falsehood of “Critical and Strategic” Minerals
In a recent CHE-Alaska webinar, featured speakers Austin Ahmasuk and Bonnie Gestring spoke on the deceiving portrayal of “strategic” minerals and how this label is used to justify dangerous extractive practices as essential to mineral demand in the U.S. and necessary for the transition to renewable energy. According to the Department of the Interior, a…
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