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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals that are widely used in consumer products, industrial firefighting foams used on military bases and airports, and can be found in drinking water throughout Alaska and the US. In Alaska, the dispersive use of PFAS-based firefighting foams have contaminated the drinking water of communities from the North Slope to southeast…

On Wednesday, November 16, the Alaska Collaborative on Health and Environment (CHE-Alaska) was joined by Katherine O’Brien and Rashmi Joglekar from Earthjustice for a presentation on risks and harms to children associated with phthalates, the use of phthalates as food-additives, and recent legal action towards the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The widespread use of…

On Wednesday, October 26, the Alaska Collaborative on Health and Environment (CHE-Alaska) hosted a presentation on the Risks Of Mining To Salmon And Trout-Bearing Watersheds with lead author Chris Sergeant. This recently published article summarizes the types of mining and the character of watersheds in the Pacific Northwest  to highlight how mining affects our region’s…

Since CHE-Alaska’s last update on Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) with the communities of Sivuqaq (traditional name for Saint Lawrence Island) in 2017, an additional six peer-reviewed papers have been published (see reference section below) with findings pertaining to the effects of persistent organic pollutants (POP’s) on the Arctic ecosystem, food web, and people.  Concerns…

ACAT’s very own Pamela Miller and Viola Waghiyi are guests on the next CHE Cafe entitled Environmental Health & Justice in the Arctic on September 20 at 10:00 am Our partners at the national Collaborative on Health and Environment (CHE) are hosting a series of CHE Cafes, and this is the second installment. Watch and…