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Story49: Trust in God and Hope for Mankind — Vi Waghiyi’s Fight for Environmental Justice

By Zoe Grueskin | December 18, 2017 |

Vi Waghiyi, Environmental Health and Justice Program Director for Alaska Community Action on Toxics.

Vi Waghiyi is a program director at an environmental non-profit, but when she testifies before Congress or the UN, she introduces herself as a Yup’ik mother and grandmother.

Nonprofit Raises Awareness of Cancer Risks and Contaminants in the Bering Strait Region

By admin | May 3, 2016

Last summer, residents of Gambell and Savoonga tested water samples for contaminants as part of an environmental health course led by Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT). Photo: Kristin Leffler, KNOM.

Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) was in Nome last week. The visit focused on one of the biggest toxic impacts in the Bering Strait: cancer.