TOMORROW we'll be hosting a webinar with CHE about the disproportionate neurodevelopmental impacts of toxic exposures on low-income families & communities of color, and the urgent need for environmental justice and health equity. Register now! akaction.org/webinars/15868…

Intern Spotlight 🙌 Welcome Ethan! Ethan joined ACAT through the NIH STEP-UP program. He is a rising senior at South Anchorage High School currently researching the elevated rates of cancer found amongst Alaskan Natives in the Arctic Slope and the Arctic’s contaminants crisis.

Happy Plastic Free July!  This month, join the challenge and decide on your plastic-free goal. 📝Take the first step with a short quiz to discover the plastics items you use the most and what you can cut down on! survey.thinkfieldpanel.com.au/wcfs/29402

🖥️Join us on Tuesday, August 6 at 9:00 am (AKDT) for a webinar with CHE about how plastics and the toxic chemicals in them are harming children’s developing brains, and the urgent need for stronger global regulations. Register now!➡️ akaction.org/webinars/15868…

Another win!🙌BLM completed a final analysis and decided to protect D-1 Lands from mining, oil, & gas development. Thank you to all who submitted comments during the review and raised their voices in support of the continued protection of these essential, life-sustaining lands.

The Arctic is warming 4x faster than the rest of the world, and Indigenous Arctic People face the brunt of the plastic and petrochemical industry’s toxic operations. Learn more in the “The Arctic’s Plastic Crisis” report from IPEN and ACAT: bit.ly/ArcticsPlastic…

Yesterday, a federal court overturned an offshore oil-and-gas lease sale in Cook Inlet, safeguarding the region's endangered species and protecting culturally important sites for Alaska Native communities. Read the full press release! akaction.org/news/federal-c…

📢Urgent action needed! Send a comment to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources urging them to deny permits to drill in vital wetlands near the community of Elim, Alaska. There are 6 DAYS LEFT to submit your comment before the deadline on July 25. akaction.org/news/stop-uran…

Yesterday SB 67 became the law of the land in Alaska, phasing out PFAS in firefighting foams! Read the full press release here: akaction.org/news/senate-bi…

Art Contest🖌️🎨 Open to youth aged 12-25 based in Alaska. Rural Alaskans are especially encouraged to participate! Read our Breast Cancer Prevention Toolkit here: akaction.org/protectingourm… 📩Submissions are due by October 1, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Join us for a Lunch & Learn session with Rep. Andy Josephson about our newest report, “The Arctic’s Plastic Crisis”! 📍Anchorage Legislative Information Office (1500 W. Benson Blvd) in the room downstairs next to the Denali Room To attend virtually: bit.ly/3YPNRCG

🖥️Join ACAT and CHE on September 18, for a webinar about artificial turf's contribution to global plastic pollution, other health & environmental impacts of artificial turf, and the implications for communities.  ➡️Register now! akaction.org/webinars/15868…

Intern Spotlight✨Welcome! Lana joins us through Alaska Conservation Foundation Ted Smith Conservation Internship Program and is researching military-induced environmental degradation and impacts on reproductive health to create bulletins & pamphlets for healthcare professionals and patients.

In this video, Vi Waghiyi explains how the chemicals are ending up in the Arctic and contaminating the region and her community. Download the report we published with ACAT to learn more: bit.ly/ArcticsPlastic….

CHE Factsheet Spotlight!! Explore highlights from CHE Alaska's recent conversation with Project TENDR about their study of disparities in chemical exposures & neurodevelopmental outcomes among US children in low-income families & communities of color. healthandenvironment.org/assets/images/…

Last month, we had the pleasure of welcoming Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson at the ACAT office! We’re grateful for her continued support and look forward to continuing to work together on policies to protect the health & well-being of Alaskans.