One year ago today I started out on a journey along the Appalachian Trail. It was the first of 153 days I spent hiking from Georgia to Maine along this 2,181 mile corridor stretching all the way up the East Coast. My home, food, clothing, and gear were all contained in a 65-liter backpack I Read More
Toxic Free Living
Time to Take More Steps to Shield Consumers from Toxic Chemicals
Common-sense controls on chemicals used in everyday products merit Maine senators’s support. by Dr. Tamas Portland Press Herald op-ed PORTLAND – As the only practicing medical toxicologist in the state, I am well aware of the real hazards that Maine children and adults face from toxic chemicals. Every day, I see patients who have been Read More
Maine Groups Press for BPA Ban After Chemical Found in Baby and Toddler Food
by Patty B. Wight MPBN news story Since January, baby bottles, sippy cups and reusable food containers in Maine have been free of the chemical hardening agent Bisphenol-A. Now, environmental health activists want the state to eliminate BPA from infant formula, baby and toddler foods. The move comes after tests conducted by The Alliance for Read More
Chemical Industry Drafted Bill to Modify Maine’s Kids Safe Act
by Susan Sharon MPBN radio news story The sponsor of a bill that environmentalists say would dramatically weaken Maine’s Kid Safe Products Act acknowledged today that the chemical industry drafted the language. Republican Rep. Jim Hamper says the proposed reforms are necessary to improve the act, which he thinks is overly broad and creates uncertainty Read More
LePage Drops Opposition to BPA Ban
by A.J. Higgins MPBN radio news story In an unexpected change of position, the LePage administration has opted not to oppose a bill that authorizes the phase out of the controversial chemical commonly known as BPA that is used in the production of plastic bottles and food containers. And the state chamber has taken a Read More
Maine Governor’s Bisphenol-A Remark Draws Rebukes
by Susan Sharon MPBN radio news story Recent remarks by Gov. Paul LePage about what he perceives as a lack of science surrounding the chemical bisphenol A and its role as a hormone disruptor is once again making headlines around the country and generating a strong and critical response from environmental and health policy groups. Read More
NRCM Statement at Rep. Chellie Pingree’s Event to Release Deca Elimination and Control Act of 2009
Statement by Matt Prindiville, NRCM Toxics Project Director “Today, Representative Pingree is moving forward to ensure Maine families and wildlife are protected from preventable diseases caused by the toxic chemical, deca-BDE. The sooner this bill is adopted by Congress, the sooner our children’s health will be protected. “The scientific evidence is clear. Deca threatens childhood Read More
Mother and Daughter Lawmakers Share Mother’s Day Gift
Maine Roadmap for Safer Children’s Products Sent to Washington, DC NRCM and its Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine partners (Augusta) Congresswoman Chellie Pingree got an early Mother’s Day gift from her daughter Hannah Pingree today on behalf of all the children of Maine. Hannah Pingree is Maine’s Speaker of the House and the Read More
NRCM Award Goes to Scarborough Mom for Her Work to Stop Toxic Pollution
Augusta, ME — A Scarborough mom has been honored for her work to pass legislation safeguarding the health of Maine’s children from the threat of toxic chemicals in consumer products. Elisa Boxer-Cook was presented with the 2008 Natural Resources Council of Maine Environmental Award. In accepting the award, Boxer-Cook shared the emotional story of how, Read More
