Category: Toxic-Free Products
Toxic Chemicals and How to Fight Back with Dr. Shanna H. Swan
This week, we interviewed Dr. Shanna H. Swan, professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. One of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists, she’s the incredible scientist whose new book, Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering… Read more »
Maine Legislation: PFAS in Products
As leading retailers ban sales of toxic PFAS products, health advocates call on Maine to follow suit With home improvement retailer Lowe’s announcing the end of the sale of PFAS carpet treatments, legislature urged to adopt bill to broadly end use in products Portland, Maine — On the heels of actions from leading retailer Lowe’s,… Read more »
Press Briefing: Outlining Bills on Forever Chemicals
This week we held a briefing with legislators, advocates, and public health experts to brief the press on PFAS legislation. The briefing covered seven bills being introduced to Maine’s 130th Legislature related to health-harming toxic chemicals known as PFAS that are currently making headlines in Maine and nationwide. Collectively the bills implement and strengthen key recommendations… Read more »
We Won! Federal Court Overturns Trump EPA Decision to Hide Chemical and Plastic Industry’s Ongoing Uses of Asbestos
Just in time to brighten the holiday season and New Year, a federal judge ruled in our favor, declaring the US EPA’s failure to collect information necessary to regulate asbestos “arbitrary and capricious.” Explaining why this is exciting takes some back story. Most of us know that asbestos is bad for you. It’s a potent… Read more »
Webinar: Intro to Public Health & Environmental Health
Thanks to everyone who attended our webinar this week with the Maine Public Health Association, “Promoting Health and Preventing Disease: How Public and Environmental Health Work Together.” Click here to watch the full webinar recording. Panelists:Dr. Lani Graham, MD, MPHSarah Rines (Maine Public Health Association)Patrick MacRoy, MS (Defend Our Health) In this introduction to environmental… Read more »
How Prioritizing Public Health Saves Lives
As all of us hunker down and do our best to “flatten the curve,” I hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy. I thank you, more than ever, for your support of the Strategy Center’s work. On my mind, as I work from home and check in with loved ones, is that… Read more »
Webinar on Fourth Annual Retailer Report Card
Please join our executive director, Mike Belliveau, and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families’ Mind the Store campaign director Mike Schade for an informative webinar on the findings of the latest annual report Who’s Minding the Store? A Report Card on Retailer Actions to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals. What: Webinar on 2019 Retailer Report Card findings When: Thursday Jan 23rd – 02:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM… Read more »
What We’ll Do in 2020
Imagine a world with decreasing rates of infertility, learning disabilities, and cancer and other illnesses. In 2020, we’ll protect you, your children, and your grandchildren by fighting to: Hold polluters accountable for harm from toxic PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) inflicted on families and farmers. Push for a strong, health-protective drinking water standard to protect Maine children… Read more »
Our Top Five Results in 2019
Your support for our work resulted in tremendous wins for the health of children and families this year. Here’s what you did: 1. We won! Maine now has the strongest law in the nation for keeping harmful chemicals out of food packaging. As one mom said, “I would much prefer to have a less convenient pizza box… Read more »
More Action Needed to Keep Forever Chemicals Out of Maine’s Milk
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. (Read the previous installments… Read more »