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Your Voice Matters: Updates on Data Centers in Maine and Nationwide
In Maine, it’s a primary election today, so remember to vote! But your voice matters on more than just election days; communities are showing up and
Defend and Partners Submit Comments to USEPA on Microplastics in Drinking Water
Defend Our Health, along with 29 peer organizations across the country, applaud EPA for identifying microplastics as a drinking water priority. EPA is taking this
Maine was warned about toxins in sludge decades before PFAS crisis began
Lori Valigra reports, as part of a collaboration between The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the Bangor Daily News, to provide
States work to protect residents from PFAS as EPA backs down
The Nation’s Health, the official publication of the American Public Health Association, highlighted Defend’s work in their June 2026 edition. With the federal government walking
Environmental Organizations Unveil Policy Guide for Maine’s Next Leaders
In partnership with Natural Resources Council of Maine, Defend Our Health is excited to announce a new Policy Guide for Maine’s elected officials. Meeting the
Maine nonprofit seeks volunteers to check for PFAS in cookware and other products
News Center Maine’s Vivien Leigh spoke with Defend Our Health about the implementation of Maine’s broad phase out of PFAS in consumer products. View the
The $85 test that could change Maine’s PFAS fight
Defend Our Health’s team provided extensive background to Penelope Overton of the Portland Press Herald on affordable and effective options for testing drinking water for
USDA has “sufficient opportunities” to respond to PFAS crisis on farmland, report finds
Shannon Kelleher of The New Lede spoke with Defend Our Health about a new report published Feb. 13, 2026 by the National Academies of Science,
Watchdog: Major retailers are violating Maine’s PFAS products law
Maine Public’s Peter McGuire reports that as the majority of Maine’s PFAS product category bans went into effect on January 1, 2026, Defend Our Health
