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    Long-Term Impacts of Environmental Contaminants Are ‘Generational Game Changer’

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    UAA Justice Center
    Keyword
    Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
    Alaska Natives
    bush justice
    environment
    environmental justice
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    health
    military
    rural justice
    Savoonga, Alaska
    St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/8810
    Abstract
    Most Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) properties are in remote locations, placing a disproportionate impact on Alaska Native communities that depend upon environmental resources for their livelihood. After the 1972 closure of a U.S. Air Force base that had operated for 20 years on St. Lawrence Island, residents of the Yup'ik village of Savoonga began to experience a higher incidence of cancer, lower birth-weight babies, and higher numbers of miscarriages. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers eventually spent $125 million cleaning up the abandoned base. But there are concerns about continued impact from environmental contamination. While state and federal health studies recommend continued reliance upon traditional foods based on locally harvested berries, fish, and wildlife, St. Lawrence Island community members fear those foods may be contributing to elevated levels of PCBs and higher cancer rates.
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    This article also appeared on pp. 5–6 of the Summer 2018 print edition.
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    Unequal impacts / Corps is not a health agency / Health evaluation requested / Protecting future generations / References
    Date
    2018-07-16
    Source
    Alaska Justice Forum
    Publisher
    Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage
    Type
    Article
    Citation
    UAA Justice Center. (2018). "Long-Term Impacts of Environmental Contaminants Are ‘Generational Game Changer’." Alaska Justice Forum 35(1) (Summer 2018, online edition).
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