“The new testing data shows that escaping PFAS is nearly impossible,” said one campaigner. “The EPA has done its job, and the Biden White House must finalize drinking water standards this year.” Environmental justice advocates on Thursday renewed calls for the Biden administration to finalize drinking water standards after the Environmental Protection Agency published data showing 26 […]
PALMER – The Alaska Food Strategy Task Force (AFSTF) has released its first of two reports as required by statute with recommendations pertaining to three of its seven assigned focus areas centered around improving food security and independence in Alaska. AFSTF Chair, Senator Shelley Hughes, applauded the members’ efforts to pinpoint actionable and achievable steps […]
More than 40 percent of women and a quarter of men in America report that they experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Bob Casey (D-PA) recently introduced legislation to enhance and expand support, protection, and prevention for Americans affected by family […]
Syphilis rates in Alaska have risen annually since 2018; a similar trend is being seen nationally. In Alaska, most cases have occurred in people who self-identify as heterosexual and are living in urban environments (29% of whom were experiencing homelessness or unstably housed in 2021). About half of the 2021 cases were in women, and […]