Senators Begich and Kiehl Condemn the Administration Playing Politics With COVID-19 Outbreak, Alaskans’ Health

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Senators Begich and Kiehl Condemn the Administration Playing Politics With COVID-19 Outbreak, Alaskans’ Health

  JUNEAU – On Tuesday, Governor Mike Dunleavy, Department of Health and Social Services Commissioner Adam Crum, and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink extended Health Mandate 5, which postpones and cancels non-urgent or elective procedures until June 15, 2020. The Administration also included an attachment listing which types of surgeries must be delayed based […]

Troubling New Report Suggests Water Contamination Widespread in Alaska

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Troubling New Report Suggests Water Contamination Widespread in Alaska

‘Alaskans have a right to clean drinking water’ JUNEAU – A coalition of health organizations Wednesday released a new report suggesting that a type of water contamination is widespread in Alaska. Many water sources across the state are contaminated by perfluorinated alkylated substances, commonly known as PFAS chemicals, according to the report prepared by the […]