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Planet Earth & Climate Change, Voices of Climate Change Documentary
A recent documentary - Planeta Tierra & Cambio Climatico, Voces del Cambio Climatico. (Planet Earth & Climate Change, Voices of Climate Change) - features a short interview with our very own Sama Seguinot-Medina in December 2023. Sama spoke about rapid climate change in the Arctic, food security and ACAT's work. ...
No 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 ...
Blog: 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 ...
EPA Issues Long Overdue Endangerment Finding for Leaded Aviation Gas
Lead is known to interfere with the growth of children’s brains and cause lifelong loss of cognitive functions. Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally released a complete endangerment finding for lead in aviation gas (avgas) used in piston-engine airplanes, a huge step to ensure Alaskan communities are ...
United Nations Expert Committee, Including Representation from Alaska, Recommends Global Bans on Toxic Chemicals
From October 9-13, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) convened in Rome to review toxic chemicals for global regulation and eventually elimination. From October 9-13, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) convened in Rome to review toxic chemicals for global regulation and eventually elimination. The POPRC is ...