State air quality data, while publicly available, is hard to interpret & usually only in English. This is a story about those who get left unaware of whether the air they breathe is safe. For Texas Tribune Environmental Health News 𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊. w/ Wendy Selene Pérez texastribune.org/2024/03/14/tex…

Plastics production is booming on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana insideclimatenews.org/news/14032024/…

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Great seeing everyone at our most recent writing session – thank you to those who attended! If you couldn’t make the last one, we hope you can join us this month! forms.gle/mqPPwsWJj3U2C9…

EPA’s draft guidelines suggest that environmental justice communities may be passed over if they are deemed too complex. This contradicts the whole purpose of CRA’s, which is to better protect health and promote equity. Read more here: envirodatagov.org/edgis-public-c…

Happy Earth Day! 🌍Making sure that data is transparent and accessible is necessary for combating climate change and building a more sustainable future. So, how accessible is this data, and how well is our government addressing these crises?

Yesterday afternoon the legislature passed SB 67 to phase out toxic PFAS chemicals from firefighting foams in Alaska! Read the full press release here: akaction.org/news/alaska-le…

🚨 EDGI is hiring for a summer research intern! Submit your resume and cover letter by May 30th, 2024! This is a part-time compensated role. More details in the link! envirodatagov.org/edgi-is-hiring…

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There are now an estimated 350,000 chemicals and chemical mixtures on the global market. Only a handful have been properly tested and only for health endpoints that we know to look for. legal-planet.org/2024/05/29/pfa…

Yesterday, ACAT and other environmental groups filed a petition calling for the Department of the Interior to reassess the Trans Alaska Pipeline System’s climate and environmental impacts. See the full press release & petition: akaction.org/news/legal-pet…

We’re teaming up with ASEH Connects for a Brown Bag Writing Workshop on June 20th! Join us for a productive hour of dedicated writing time on any project you're working on! All are welcome!

Last week, ACAT Environmental Health Director Samarys Seguinot Medina was interviewed about the Biden Administration’s mining restrictions on hydrocarbons in Alaska. 📰Read the full article! English: soldemedianochenews.org/restriction-on… Spanish: huella-zero.org/restriccion-a-…

EDGI’s Environmental Enforcement Watch is hosting a 5 part workshop series exploring the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize EPA data. Building Civic Technologies for Environmental Data Justice. Starting July 31st. 📅 Register: t.ly/sTY1o

ACAT’s Environmental Health Director Samarys Seguinot Medina wrote an article about the “silent crisis” of plastics and microplastics. Read it now in Sol de Medianoche: soldemedianochenews.org/silent-crisis-…

Our first event, Investigating Cumulative Impacts, starts this week! 4pm-5pm ET Wed, July 31st Register now: t.ly/sTY1o

TODAY at 4-5pm ET 👇 Join us for the second event in this series. We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how many students go to schools near industrial facilities that release hazardous air pollutants? Register here: t.ly/sTY1o

ACAT’s Executive Director Pam Miller and Environmental Health & Justice Director Vi Waghiyi were interviewed on Alaska Public Media's “Line One” podcast, where they talked about microplastics and their impacts on human health. 🎙️Listen to the episode here! alaskapublic.org/2024/09/04/mic…

Yesterday, eight youth plaintiffs took legal action in Sagoonick v. State of Alaska II, seeking to stop the Alaska LNG project. ACAT partnered with Our Children's Trust to support these young climate leaders. Learn more & sign up for updates: Our Children's Trust