DOH In The News
- Portland City Council adopts citizen proposal to mitigate coal dust pollution (Maine Morning Star)
- Maine holds public hearing on CUU determinations (National Law Review)
- Manufacturers seek product exemptions from Maine PFAS ban (Portland Press Herald)
- Sen. Comerford pushes PFAS ban after Maine visit (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
- Maine legislators join Defend Our Health and Massachusetts lawmakers to share nation-leading efforts to combat PFAS (Maine House Democrats)
- Maine farmers, lawmakers share PFAS lessons as Massachusetts eyes stricter regulations (Maine Public)
- Mass. lawmakers visit Maine to learn about how to stem forever chemical contamination (Maine Morning Star)
- Lawmakers push forward on controversial bill banning common hotel amenity: ‘This is a small step we can take’ (The Cool Down)
- Amid PFAS fallout, a Maine doctor navigates medical risks with her patients (KFF Health News & Washington Post)
- Maine high court upholds wording for referendum to require voter ID, change absentee rules (Spectrum News)
- Breakthrough PFAS study focuses on dust risks for Maine farmers (News Center Maine)
- State lawmakers considering a bill to ban mini toiletry bottles in Maine hotels (WMTW)
- Lawmaker seeks to refine ‘overly broad’ PFAS definition to allow for some pesticide use (Maine Morning Star)
- Manufacturers prepare for Maine’s sweeping PFAS restrictions (Manufacturing Dive)
- Trump administration says it will combat forever chemicals, Maine scientists are skeptical (Bangor Daily News)
- Lawmakers consider $10M bailout for Fairfield PFAS crisis (Portland Press Herald)
- Should Maine ban synthetic turf while studying safety? (Portland Press Herald)
- Lawmakers contemplate pause on artificial turf to study potential health, environmental hazards (Yahoo)
- Maine Legislature to discuss three-year halt on artificial turf installation (Central Maine)
- Amid EPA upheaval, states fear losing strong federal limits on PFAS in drinking water (The New Lede)
- First-of-its-kind comprehensive database highlights dangers of plastic production from start to finish (Big Easy)
- EPA warns of forever chemicals in sewage sludge used on farmland (Chicago Tribune)
- South Portland hosts meeting on future of high school athletic facility (Portland Press Herald)
- Maine lawmakers consider bill to set PFAS limits for food grown by local farmers (News Center Maine)
- Farmers and lawmakers hope to secure future of Maine’s PFAS support program (Maine Morning Star)
- Maine lawmaker wants insurance to cover PFAS blood tests for exposed communities (Maine Morning Star)
- States take urgent action as concerns grow over drinking water safety: ‘The science is clear’ (The Cool Down)
- What federal environmental rollbacks could mean for Maine’s air (Bangor Daily News)
- Forever chemicals in sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk (Portland Press Herald)
- Health advocates sue FDA to remove phthalates from food (FNB News)
- Maine red snapper will not disappear despite FDA ban on Red 3 dye (WMTW)