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We believe that all Maine people have a right to a healthy environment where we live, work and play.
We envision a future free of exposure to harmful chemicals in our air, water or food.
We want our children to grow up healthy with every opportunity to thrive.
We seek to build a healthy economy that provides good jobs producing clean products and services.
We are proud of all that’s been accomplished so far toward a clean and healthy Maine.
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We believe that all Maine people have a right to a healthy environment where we live, work and play.
We envision a future free of exposure to harmful chemicals in our air, water or food.
We want our children to grow up healthy with every opportunity to thrive.
We seek to build a healthy economy that provides good jobs producing clean products and services.
We are proud of all that’s been accomplished so far toward a clean and healthy Maine.
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The Alliance For A Clean And Healthy Maine delivers 5,000 postcards to Senators Snowe and Collins, urging them to support the Safe Chemicals Act. Details.
The Alliance For A Clean And Healthy Maine delivers 5,000 postcards to Senators Snowe and Collins, urging them to support the Safe Chemicals Act. Details.
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Any Lead Is Too Much Lead
The Atlantic - 1/12/2012. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention has proposed radical changes to the way we identify, prevent, and treat this toxic substance in our kids.
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Safer policies about toxic chemicals necessary
Lewiston Sun Journal - 12/18/2011. Opinion Editorial by Bettyann Sheats. Small businesses support the phaseout of dangerous chemicals when safer alternatives are available. No one wants to be exposed to harmful chemicals. Maine small business owners share the concern about toxic chemicals. We don’t want to use them, we don’t want to sell them and we don’t want to expose our customers to them.
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Maine Report Lists Hundreds of Products Containing Toxic Chemicals
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - 12/13/2011. Maine is among just a handful of states that require manufacturers to report the use of certain chemicals in their products. It also has the earliest deadine for companies to report. This week the results are in, and more than 650 products are on the list.
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Poison in Paint, Toxics in Toys
Environmental Health Strategy Center - 12/13/2011. New report releaased by the Environmental Health Strategy Center warns shoppers that hormone-havoc chemicals lurk in products. The report summarizes the first chemical use reports submitted by product manufacturers under Maine’s Kid-Safe Products Act.
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Brominated battle: Soda chemical has cloudy health history
Environmental Health News - 12/12/2011. by Brett Israel. Patented as a flame retardant for plastics, and banned in food throughout Europe and Japan, a brominated chemical called BVO has been added to sodas for decades in North America.
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Safe Chemicals Act - Letters to Editor
Bangor Daily News - 12/9/2011. Lee Giles and Timothy MacGuire wrote letters to the editor of the Bangor Daily News, calling on Senators Snowe and Collins to co-sponsore the Safe Chemicals Act.
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