After lengthy deliberation in both the House Republican and Democratic caucuses, the House passed LD 1658 unanimously! We expect the bill to come before the Senate on Tuesday, May 22nd. As lead sponsor, House Majority Leader, Hannah Pingree (D-North Haven) championed the bill and implored House Democrats to vote to protect Maine kids from unnecessary Read More
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Natural Resources Committee Votes to Phase Out Toxic Deca Flame Retardant
This afternoon the Maine Legislature’s Natural Resources Committee voted 10-3 to support LD 1658, a bill that would phase out the toxic flame retardant known as “deca,” in favor of safer alternatives. “With this bi-partisan vote to ban deca, Maine’s Legislature is poised to protect the health of Maine families and our environment from this pervasive Read More
Children’s Health Threatened by Toxic Chemical
Mothers and Fire Fighters Demand Safer Alternative to “Deca” Fire Retardant Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine AUGUSTA – Dozens of Maine citizens gathered in the State House today to support legislation to replace the toxic fire retardant Deca with safer alternatives which provide the same level of fire safety. Nurses, physicians, mothers and Read More
NRCM Releases Online Movie About Toxics in Our Homes: “You’re in Jeopardy”
NRCM news release The Natural Resources Council of Maine has released an online “flash movie” designed to inform Maine people about the threats posed by toxic chemicals in common household products. The three-minute film, YOU’RE IN JEOPARDY, uses a game show format to entertain, inform and offer action steps to viewers. The film can be Read More
Maine Fire Commission Endorses Ban on Toxic Flame Retardant
Commission Votes 15-1 to Protect Health of Maine Children and Firefighters AUGUSTA – The Maine Fire Protection Services Commission voted 15-1 today to support a ban on a toxic flame retardant linked to learning disabilities, cancer and developmental disorders. “This is a win for the health of Maine children and firefighters,” said Matt Prindiville, Toxics Read More
Mercury “Hot Spots” Found
By Lindsay Tice, Staff Writer Sun Journal news story The upper Androscoggin and upper Kennebec rivers are “hot spots” for mercury pollution, according to two studies published this month in BioScience, a peer-review journal. The studies identified five northeastern regions with high mercury levels in fish and birds. The hot spots include the Adirondack Mountain Read More
Vt. Researchers Rebut EPA Theory on Mercury Pollution Fallout
By the Associated Press Sun Journal news story UNDERHILL, Vt. (AP) – Environmental Protection Agency computer models, developed as the federal agency prepared emission rules for coal-fired power plants, showed that no mercury from their stacks would fall on Vermont. But it does, say scientists working at the Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill. Eric Read More
Parent, School, Health and Environmental Groups Call for Bill to Remove Poisons from Maine Schools
Surrounded by photographs of poisonous chemicals found in Maine schools, a coalition of Maine parent, school, health and environmental groups joined legislators at the Statehouse today to urge passage of a bill to fund the removal of toxic, flammable and explosive hazards from schools. The bill, An Act To Protect Children from Toxic Chemicals in Read More
