Press Releases

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Republican and Democratic leaders join forces on toxic chemicals (5/15/2012)

Plant to Products: April 11 conference to highlight successes, opportunities for bio-based products (4/3/2012)

Maine Must Act to Reduce BPA Exposures (4/2/2012)

Get Rid of Toxic Products, Maine Lawmakers Tell Congress (4/2/2012)

New Test Results Reveal BPA in Baby Food, Canned Foods (2/14/2012)

STATEMENT - in support of the Maine Campaign for BPA-free Food (2/14/2012)

New Test Results to Show BPA Levels in Maine Baby & Toddler Foods (2/13/2012)

STATEMENT - Maine DEP Gets it Right in Rules to Protect Children’s Health from Toxic Chemicals (2/9/2012)

Poison in Paint, Toxics in Toys (12/13/2011)

STATEMENT-Maine Senators Praised for Positive Engagement on Safer Chemicals Reform (11/17/2011)

LePage Administration Seeks Backdoor BPA Exemption (11/15/2011)

Toxic Chemicals Found in Crib Mattresses (11/3/2011)

Conference highlights link between obesity epidemic and chemicals (10/6/2011)

Maine Safer Chemical Heroes Call on Senators Snowe and Collins to Protect Children’s Health — Moms, Kids, Doctors, Business Owners, Ask Snowe and Collins to Lead: “We Need a Hero in the U.S. Senate!” (8/10/2011)

From “Little Beards” to Thumbing His Nose: Governor LePage Violates the Law (7/11/2011)

Is LePage Administration Sabotaging the Safer Chemicals Program? (6/22/2011)

STATEMENT - Maine strengthens safer chemicals law (6/16/2011)

Bill to Strengthen Kid Safe Products Act Passes Legislature (6/7/2011)

Hazardous and Untested Flame Retardants Pervasive in Baby Products (5/18/2011)

Committee Approves Legislation to Improve Maine’s Kid Safe Products Act (5/10/2011)

BPA Phase-Out to Become Maine Law Today (4/22/2011)

STATEMENT - Safer Chemicals and Green Chemistry Are the Path to Healthy Families and a Healthy Economy (4/19/2011)

BPA Phase Out Passed by Maine Legislature (4/12/2011)

Children’s Health Law Attacked by Chemical Industry (3/29/2011)

Legislative Committee Unanimously Approves BPA Phase Out Governor LePage Dealt First Political Defeat on Regulatory Rollbacks (3/25/2011)

LePage, Industry Attack on Kid Safe Products Re-emerges (3/16/2011)

STATEMENT - Science on BPA and Link to Human Health Impacts (2/24/2011)

STATEMENT - Children’s Health Still Under Attack by Governor (2/17/2011)

Testimony at Bangor Hearing Encourages Investment in Clean Technology (2/10/2011)

Moms, Businesses, and Doctors Demand Action on Toxic Chemicals (1/27/2011)

STATEMENT - Gov. LePage Advances Chemical Industry Attack on Children’s Health (1/26/2011)

Bisphenol-A (BPA) and Nonylphenols Named Maine Priority Chemicals (12/16/2010)

New Study Finds Hormone-Disrupting Chemical BPA on 95% of Dollar Bills Tested – Receipts Probable Source (12/8/2010)

Governor Baldacci Receives Environmental Health Leadership Award (11/18/2010)

Maine Lawmakers Recognized for Leadership on Protecting Kids’ Health (11/17/2010)

Home Improvement Products Test Positive for Harmful Chemicals (10/27/2010)

Environmental Board Moves Closer to Phase-Out of BPA in Infant Formula and Baby Food Packaging (10/7/2010)

Large Crowd Supports Proposed Ban on Toxic BPA in Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups (8/19/2010)

Momentum Builds in Congress to Overhaul U.S. Chemicals Policy (7/23/2010)

Maine Proposes Ban on Chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) in Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups (6/17/2010)

New Toxics Use Reduction Law Signed By Governor Baldacci (6/9/2010)

Environmental Health Advocates Call for Immediate Ban on Toxic Chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) (5/13/2010)

Landmark Legislation Introduced to Protect the Health of American Families (4/15/2010)

Young Women Put Toxic Chemicals on Trial (3/31/2010)

Maine Adopts Final Safer Chemicals Rules (2/18/2010)

New Report Demonstrates Reductions In Toxic Chemical Exposure Would Make Americans Healthier, Wealthier (1/21/2010)

New Report Demonstrates Reductions In Toxic Chemical Exposure Would Make Americans Healthier, Wealthier (1/21/2010)

Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection Hears from Moms, Doctors, Scientists, and Activists (12/17/2009)

States’ Environment Commissioners Call for Overhaul of Nation’s Failed Toxic Chemicals Policy (12/2/2009)

The New Database on Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products (9/16/2009)

State of Maine Identifies 1,700 Toxic Chemicals of High Concern (7/17/2009)

Maine Moms Demand End to Toxic Chemical BPA on Store Shelves (6/4/2009)

Mother and Daughter Lawmakers Share Mother’s Day Gift (5/8/2009)

We’re all paying the price for toxic chemicals (2/6/2009)

One in Three Children’s Toys Tested by www.HealthyToys.org Found to have Significant Levels of Toxic Chemicals Including Lead, Flame Retardants, and Arsenic (12/3/2008)

Message in a Bottle from Maine Moms to Congress: “Get Toxic Bisphenol-A (BPA) Out of Our Baby Bottles” (9/16/2008)

Toddlers & Pre-school Aged Children Three Times more Polluted With Fire Retardants Than Their Mothers (9/4/2008)

Thousands of Chemical Security Petitions Delivered to Senator Collins (8/6/2008)

Maine Congressional Delegation Urged to Work for Safer Chemicals in Everyday Products (5/20/2008)

Maine Legislature Passes Kid-Safe Products Bill (4/16/2008)

Maine Lab Finds Reproductive Toxins known as Phthalates at Very High Levels in Children’s Products (4/7/2008)

Statement - Maine phases out PBDEs flame retardants (6/14/2007)

Chemicals in Household Products Often Unsafe or Untested New Study Reveals Pollution in Maine People, Urges Action by Lawmakers (6/12/2007)