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- Maine AG seeking outside legal help against manufacturers of forever chemicals (Portland Press Herald)
- Maine’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ marks a big win for some scientists (Science)
- Eliminating Plastic Pollution at Retail (Progressive Grocer)
- House Bill Would Require FDA to Study and Reassess Chemicals Used in Food (JD Supra)
- Maine is First U.S. State to Ban PFAS “Forever Chemicals” in All Products—and Huge Companies Are Getting On Board (Good News Network)
- Better late than never? House passes bill against ‘forever chemicals’ in foot-dragging spectacle, after just ONE state enacts ban (RT)
- World’s first ban on products with PFAS adopted in Maine (Chemical & Engineering News)
- Maine Leads US in Becoming First State to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Products (Common Dreams)
- Maine outlaws PFAS in products with pioneering law (Reuters)
- Maine Lawmakers Pass Package Of Bills To Address ‘Forever Chemical’ Threat (Maine Public)
- Rep. Gillibrand, Sen. Pappas to join PFAS town hall Tuesday (Coastal Review)
- Health advocates ask the FDA to ban PFAS from food packaging (The Hill)
- Federal toxicologist, health advocates push for tougher limits on ‘forever chemicals’ (Portland Press Herald)
- Maine farmers get little help cleaning up ‘forever chemical’ contamination (Bangor Daily News)
- PFAS chemicals found in some garden fertilizers, according to study (News Center Maine)
- Report: ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Present In At Least 9 Home Fertilizers (Maine Public)
- More retailers are saying no to ‘forever chemicals’ (GreenBiz)
- What you need to know about ‘forever chemicals’ in Maine’s soil (Bangor Daily News)
- Bill targets PFAS chemicals in fire fighting foam (News Center Maine)
- Getting Rid of “Forever” Chemicals in Maine: Why We Should and How We Can (Maine Challenge)
- PFAS pollution harms drinking water (Central Maine)
- Committee unanimously endorses bill requiring disclosure of ‘forever chemicals’ in products (Portland Press Herald)
- Issues Of The Environment: Progressive Effort To Remove Harmful Chemicals From Consumer Products (WEMU)
- State’s probe of ‘forever chemicals’ in Fairfield water wells expands to neighboring areas (Portland Press Herald)
- Committee recommends stricter water standards for ‘forever chemicals’ (Portland Press Herald)
- Maine tribal sovereignty bill to rewrite 1980 settlement act gets broad support (MaineBiz)
- Maine groups show solidarity with tribes’ push for sovereignty (Maine Beacon)
- Lewiston health nonprofit awards 8 grants (Central Maine)
- Rep. Pluecker working to tamp down ‘forever chemicals’ tied to health risks (Penobscot Bay Pilot)
- Mid-Coast Health Net among recipients of health initiative grants (Penobscot Bay Pilot)
- Pascrell, Fitzpatrick Reintroduce Green Bill to Help Phase-out Fossil Fuels (Inside NJ)
- Lowe’s bans PFAS in select products sold in its stores (GreenBiz)
- Committee votes to give DEP more power to cleanup ‘forever chemicals’ (Portland Press Herald)
- Annie’s Pledges to Purge a Class of Chemicals From Its Mac and Cheese (New York Times)
- Maine environmental group wants chemicals purged from mac-and-cheese products (News Center Maine)
- Report: These stores offer bargain prices — and toxic products (Salon)
- Reaction Mixed to Biden $75M ‘Forever Chemicals’ Budget Ask (Bloomberg Law)
- Tim Hortons, Metro among retailers in new report’s toxic chemicals ‘hall of shame’ (CTV News)
- Leading retailers will no longer sell fabric protection sprays that contain PFAS (WABI-5)
- Retailers Improving Chemical Safety Programs (Progressive Grocer)
- The Controversial Ingredient Annie’s Has Pledged To Remove From Its Mac And Cheese (Mashed)
- General Mills ‘working with suppliers’ to phase out phthalates (Chemical Watch)
- Annie’s Removing a Chemical in Mac and Cheese Linked to Fertility Issues (Fox 15)
- Portland group key to convincing General Mills to drop chemical from Mac and cheese processing (Portland Press Herald)
- Plastics Watch: Annie’s Homegrown Vows to Eliminate Ortho-Phthalates from Its Mac and Cheese (Naked Capitalism)
- Annie’s to eliminate phthalates from processing equipment, packaging (Food Packaging Forum)
- Annie’s pledges to purge a class of chemicals from its Mac and cheese (Seattle Times)
- Defend Our Health calls for stricter guidelines when testing for PFAS; criticizes state approach (Portland Press Herald)
- Maine nonprofit backs legislation regarding PFAS chemicals this session (WABI-5)
- Legislation target contamination from ‘forever chemicals’ (News Center Maine)
- Group provides well-water testing (Mount Desert Islander)
- Health groups, affected families urge lawmakers to toughen Maine standards on ‘forever chemicals’ (Portland Press Herald)
- Legislators hold virtual hearing on Maine drinking water contamination (WABI-5)
- Our View: Maine has catching up to do on ‘forever chemicals’ (Portland Press Herald)
- Forever chemicals’ get agriculture’s attention (AgriPulse)