Month: May 2019
Tackling Toxic PFAS: Part I
Our recent work tackling toxic PFAS chemicals (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) has taken us from farm fields in rural Maine to the nation’s capital. Here’s a peek into our efforts on the state and national fronts to tackle the growing crisis of PFAS contamination in our food, water, and soil. On the National Front… Read more »
Progress for Toxic-Free Food
In our home state of Maine this week, LD 1433, the Safe Food Packaging Act, which would phase out toxic PFAS chemicals and phthalates from food packaging, passed the Maine Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee with a strong bipartisan vote of 9-2. “Beautiful Maine, the state where my wife and I spent our honeymoon… Read more »