Chemical Companies Using Denial and Delaying Tactics with BPA
Denial and delay. If the approach sounds familiar, it is because, sadly, it happens frequently in medicine. Individuals don’t want to admit to health problems, denying and delaying until it is much...
View ArticleMaine Voters Overwhelmingly Support Safer Chemicals
A new statewide research survey conducted less than a week before Election Day found that the same Maine electorate that swept Democrats back into the majority in the Legislature and elected Angus King...
View ArticleStudy Links Autism with Pollution from Autos
Exposure to air pollution from cars and trucks during pregnancy and a baby's first year may be associated with an increased risk of autism, a study found.The study, published Monday in the Archives of...
View ArticleStudy: Most Couches Contaminated with Toxic Chemicals
Maine enviromentalists are issuing a warning after a study indicating that 85 percent of couches tested contain toxic flame retardants. The Environmental Health Strategy Center, based in Portland, says...
View ArticleToxic Flame Retardants Found in Couches in Maine and U.S.
PORTLAND, Maine — When Jenny Rottmann and her husband bought a pale green couch a couple of years ago at a local department store, the couple had no idea it had been treated with potentially toxic...
View ArticleMaine Needs Leaders in Washington to Support the Safe Chemicals Act
AUGUSTA - Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring," published 50 years ago in 1962, was the spark that ignited America's environmental movement.Carson had spent the previous two decades...
View ArticleGorham Institute: Mercury in Seafood More Harmful Than Believed
A report to be released Tuesday by the Biodiversity Research Institute in Gorham evaluates the amount of mercury in fish species around the world and suggests that levels of the toxin previously deemed...
View ArticleBisphenol-A Rule on Maine Regulators' Agenda
AUGUSTA — Maine environmental regulators are beginning discussions on a rule that would phase out the use of the toxic chemical bisphenol-A in baby and toddler food packaging.The Board of Environmental...
View ArticleEnvironmental Panel Looks at Alternatives in Weighing Expanded BPA Ban
AUGUSTA, Maine — A state environmental board Thursday started weighing whether manufacturers would have access to affordable packaging alternatives if Maine extended its ban on the chemical bisphenol...
View ArticleBPA Alternatives are Safer for Babies, New State Study Finds
(AUGUSTA) An expert report requested by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) finds that Maine children are unnecessarily exposed to the toxic chemical bisphenol-A (or BPA) because...
View ArticleFirm Offers Alternatives to BPA in Lids, Cans
AUGUSTA -- There is no chemical substitute for the bisphenol-A that is used in infant formula cans and baby food lids.However, companies can use a different type of packaging to keep the food safe, a...
View ArticleAct Now to Get Some Protection from Pesticide Spraying
During these holiday months, it hardly comes to mind to think about lawn care and the chemical sprays neighbors and businesses use to kill weeds on their properties.Many people are not aware of their...
View ArticleConcern Over Pesticide Use at Schools Rises
Until she read a newspaper article about pesticide use on school grounds, Marla Zando of Scarborough was unaware that chemicals used on playgrounds or ballfields could hurt children."I really,...
View ArticleMaine Moms Versus Gov. LePage on BPA in Baby Products
A group gathered at the capitol Wednesday to march to the governor's office with jars of baby food. They say the plastic in the metal cap contains BPA, and they've created a citizens initiative to ban...
View ArticleMaine Schools Work Hard to Protect Kids from Pesticides
As "Concern over pesticide use at schools rises" (Jan. 1) exemplifies, the impact of pesticides on human health is understandably an important topic. Fortunately, Maine policymakers...
View ArticleMoms Protest LePage Position on BPA
AUGUSTA - A group of mothers gathered at the State House on Wednesday to protest a LePage administration recommendation that they say doesn't go far enough to protect young children from the chemical...
View ArticleGorham Scientists Find Widespread Mercury Contamination
Mercury contamination is so widespread that people are regularly exposed to or consume levels that exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency health advisory levels, according to a new study...
View ArticleFarmingdale Entrepreneur to Sell Natural Cleaning Products at Hannaford...
FARMINGDALE -- Shoppers at several Maine Hannaford supermarkets will see an addition to the natural and organic sections this week: a line of natural cleaning products from a local entrepreneur and...
View ArticleBase BPA Decision on Facts, Not Politics
There he goes again. Gov. Paul LePage is still confused about bisphenol A. Only this time, his staff deliberately ignored the science. Fortunately, the independent citizen Board of Environmental...
View ArticleNo Time to Hide Behind FDA on BPA, Baby Food Packaging
For the past decade, Maine has pioneered common-sense public health policies to protect its citizens – and particularly its children – from exposure to unsafe chemicals.For decades, the chemical...
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