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2025 Stockholm Convention Bans More Toxic Chemicals, But With Concerning Exemptions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 13, 2025 Press Contacts: Pamela Miller [email protected], and Sarah Banapour [email protected] 2025 Stockholm Convention Bans More Toxic Chemicals, But With Concerning Exemptions ANCHORAGE, AK - From April 28 to May 9, Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) participated in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Pollutants Conference of the Parties (COP) in Geneva, Switzerland, along with the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), a global network of 676 public interest NGOs in 131 countries. ACAT Executive Director Pamela Miller also serves as IPEN’s Co-Chair. The Arctic acts as a hemispheric sink for persistent organic ...
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The Toxic Legacy of U.S. Military Sites: Health & Human Rights for the People of Sivuqaq
In March 2025, ACAT, the Native Village of Gambell, and the Native Village of Savoonga filed a formal complaint with the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights. The complaint addresses the U.S. military’s toxic legacy on Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), where formerly used defense sites have led to long-term contamination, violating the human rights of the Indigenous Yupik people. Community-based research conducted by ACAT in partnership with the Tribes of Sivuqaq has documented the devastating multi-generational environmental and health harms perpetrated by the military. Sivuqaq Tribal leaders are demanding accountability from the U.S. government and call on the ...