Nonprofit Raises Awareness of Cancer Risks and Contaminants in the Bering Strait Region
![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.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-06-29-kristin-ACAT-gambell-005-2432px-1200x795.jpg)
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.
In Gambell, a Focus on Pollution
![Pollution researcher in Gambell, Alaska](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-06-28-kristin-ACAT-gambell-003-2432px-1200x795.jpg)
Earlier this summer, a very special community education course in a key part of KNOM’s listening area highlighted a growing awareness of pollution in our region. With your support, KNOM was on the front lines of this crucial story.