Alaska Justice Forum 35(1), Summer 2018

Environmental justice: Challenges of contaminated site cleanup in rural AK

Paula Williams and Pamela Cravez

Efforts to clean up contaminated sites from military installations and other sources have been ongoing in Alaska since the 1980s. New sites continue to be identified and rural Alaska is disproportionately impacted.

Long-term impacts of environmental contaminants are ‘generational game changer’

While state and federal health studies recommend continued reliance upon traditional foods, St. Lawrence Island community members fear those foods may be contributing to elevated levels of PCBs and higher cancer rates.

Expanded Brownfields Program supports redevelopment in Alaska

This year, Congress expanded eligibility requirements and grant limits under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program. Brownfields funds support the redevelopment of property which may have contaminants from prior use. Anchorage, Mat-Su Borough, and Kodiak Island Borough are current recipients of these funds.

Environmental justice in Alaska

The mission of the Justice Center, which publishes the Alaska Justice Forum, is to lead Alaskans toward a safer, healthier and more just society. In this issue, we look at work being done to address a backlog of contaminated sites in Alaska and the disproportionate impact upon rural Alaska Native communities.

Parole and Probation in Alaska, 2002–2016

The most recent issue of the Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC) Fact Sheet presents data on the characteristics of offenders who came under the supervision of the Alaska Department of Corrections, Division of Probation and Parole between 2002 and 2016. The AJiC Fact Sheet series (formerly Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center Fact Sheet) addresses various crime and criminal justice topics.

Summer 2018 print edition

The PDF of the print edition of the Alaska Justice Forum includes full references.