We are still fighting to ban Styrofoam in Alaska

By: Gabriella Chalker, Rhea Larson

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 961

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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This year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have eliminated the use of polystyrene, best known as Styrofoam, in Alaska. We are interns at Alaska Community Action on Toxics, a nonprofit focused on the impacts of toxic chemicals and plastics on people’s health, the environment and Indigenous ways of life. We are still fighting to end the use of polystyrene — and we are tired of empty promises from politicians like …

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