Month: August 2021
Here’s what we’ve won!
Maine’s leading the nation by dumping a cancer-linked toxic chemical. The Maine Legislature passed a law to eliminate toxic PFAS from products we use every day. We’re the first state to get this done! (LD 1503) Maine will also protect our firefighters, whose risk of cancer is elevated by exposure to toxic chemicals. No longer… Read more »
The cost of inaction: Arsenic in water
In the last blog post on lead in drinking water, we talked about how our drinking water isn’t as safe as it should be to protect children’s brains. The EPA says that 15 parts per billion (ppb) of lead in water is good enough; but science has long known that no amount of lead is… Read more »
Back to School: Lead in drinking water
Water fountains are a common fixture of public schools in the US, providing water access to the over 50 million kids attending public schools across the country. In fact, schools that offer federal free lunch programs are required to ensure that students have access to drinking water at school. In theory, this should be great… Read more »