List is first step to ensure safe household products and protect children’s health under Maine’s first-in-the-nation Safer Chemicals Law Statement by Matt Prindiville, NRCM Toxics Project Director “Today Maine took a big leap forward toward ensuring that the products we buy and use in our homes are free from toxic chemicals. “Based on the best Read More
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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
Maine Congressional Delegation Urged to Work for Safer Chemicals in Everyday Products
Federal Chemical Safety Legislation Introduced Today by the Alliance for A Clean and Healthy Maine Public health and environmental advocates in Maine sent a letter today urging Maine’s Congressional delegation to strengthen proposed federal legislation by adding provisions from a new Maine law that requires substitution of unnecessary toxic chemicals with safer alternatives. Following passage Read More
Maine’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law Huge Success
Collects 8 Million Pounds of Waste, Saves Mainers $3 Million, Keeps 1 Million Pounds of Lead from Environment Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) released a report detailing the accomplishments of Maine’s two-year-old, first-in-the-nation electronic waste recycling program that requires manufacturers to establish and pay for collection and recycling centers. “By any measure, Read More
Protecting Kids from Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products
Our nation’s chemical safety policy is seriously broken. The law currently allows chemical manufacturers to use their products in consumer goods without first demonstrating that these chemicals are safe. The toxins can leach out and have been found in Maine homes, air, water, wildlife—and people. These chemicals have been tied to hormonal disruptions, behavioral and Read More
Maine Parents Demand Action on Toxins in Baby Bottles
New Study Shows Bottles Leach Dangerous Chemical When Heated Press Release from the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine On Thursday, Maine health and environmental organizations released a national study of baby bottles tested for the toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). Bottles from across the United States and Canada, including one bottle purchased in Topsham, Read More
12 States Sue Over EPA Rule on Toxins
Maine is one of the states that oppose a new rule easing requirements on public disclosure. by the Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story ALBANY, N.Y. — Twelve states, including Maine, sued the Bush administration Wednesday to force greater public disclosure of data on toxic chemicals in communities. The state officials oppose a new Read More
Chemicals in Household Products Often Unsafe or Untested
New Study Reveals Pollution in Maine People, Urges Action by Lawmakers by the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine (Augusta) The chemical industry and government safety systems came under fire on Tuesday as medical professionals, sponsors, and participants gathered at the State House to talk about the results of a new study on the Read More
Statement by Brownie Carson about Body of Evidence Report
by Brownie Carson, NRCM executive director The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) is pleased to have co-sponsored the “Body of Evidence,” a study of pollution in Maine people. This study clearly shows how toxic chemicals — in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the products that fill Read More
