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Crowd at Maine State House Rallies for Passage of Two Bills to Protect Firefighters and Families
LD 182 phases out toxic chemical flame retardants, andLD 1263 would expand treatment of arsenic-contaminated drinking water AUGUSTA, Maine, May 24, 2017—Demanding protection for their loved ones, colleagues, customers, and themselves, a determined group of firefighters, business owners, and parents and other family members are flooding the halls of the Maine State House today, personally… Read more »
Maine Firefighters Want Phase Out of Toxic Chemical Flame Retardants in Home Furniture Sold in Maine
Safety and Health Professionals, Furniture Retailers, and Firefighters’ Family Members Call for Support of Bill AUGUSTA, May 2, 2017—Flanked by members of the Professional Fire Fighters of Maine as she spoke today at the Maine State House, Yarmouth resident Theresa Flaherty asked Maine legislators to support a bill that would reduce harm to firefighters’ health—firefighters like… Read more »
All Maine Families Deserve Affordable, Safe Drinking Water
Maine residents, business owners, and public health advocates call for support of bill to help low-income homeowners gain access to safe drinking water “We have arsenic levels over 30 times the safety threshold, and right now there is no funding available for water treatment for my family. I wonder if we will ever have a working… Read more »
Maine People at Risk from Arsenic Contamined Drinking Water Call for Legislation to Increase Well-Water Testing
“There are thousands of Mainers across the state that are unaware their families are at risk. These people are your friends, your family, your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren. We need to pass this bill to protect the people we love.” – Samantha Schildroth, Saco AUGUSTA, Maine, April 7, 2017—A few years ago, Joanie… Read more »
Maine People Call for Passage of Two Bills to Protect Firefighters and Families
AUGUSTA, Maine, May 24, 2017—Demanding protection for their loved ones, colleagues, customers, and themselves, a determined group of firefighters, business owners, and parents and other family members are flooding the halls of the Maine State House today, personally urging senators and representatives to vote yes on two bills that would protect Maine firefighters and families.… Read more »
Environmental Health Strategy Center, Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, Healthy Building Network Call on EPA for Action To Protect Americans From Ten Highly Toxic Chemicals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Today, three public health groups asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action to protect the health of all Americans and the environment from ten highly toxic chemicals that they concluded pose an unreasonable risk to human health and the environment. These are the first ten chemicals to be evaluated… Read more »
Environmental Health Leadership Awards Going to Doctor, Business Leader, Retired Teacher, and Chemical-Reform Advocate
PORTLAND, Maine, November 22, 2016—A family practice physician, a business manager, a special education teacher, and an advocate for toxic-chemical reform nationwide will receive environmental health leadership awards next month in Portland from an organization working to make sure all families have access to safe and affordable food, drinking water, and products. The Environmental Health… Read more »
Federal study highlights corrosive potential of Maine groundwater
Tests by the U.S. Geological Survey show that Maine households could be at a higher risk of exposure to harmful levels of lead or other metals, depending on the age of their plumbing systems. Strategy Center Executive Director Mike Belliveau is quoted throughout this article, which highlights the importance of water testing for homeowners, especially those… Read more »
Federal Toxics Law Updated for the First Time in 40 Years
(AUGUSTA) With the long-awaited legislation to overhaul the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 finally in place, Maine public health advocates are looking ahead to a state-federal partnership in protecting children, workers, and pregnant women from dangerous chemicals. Public health leaders from the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine say the law signed… Read more »
Time running out for Maine to cash in on ‘biobased’ products, advocates say
Leaders at a forum Friday urged the state to get more proactive about creating sustainable products from its rich resources, including 17 million acres of trees. As Maine’s forest products industry continues to falter, global demand is skyrocketing for new products created from breaking down wood and other plant matter into their constituent sugars and… Read more »