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Scientists chastise government for drawing out BPA study
JSOnline (Milwaukee) - 10/12/2009. The government is wasting millions of dollars by examining the effects of a common household chemical that has already been the subject of more than 900 studies, say 33 scientific experts on bisphenol A.
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Green Job Growth
Bangor Daily News - 10/9/2009. Editorial - Amid the recent bad economic news, there is a bright spot — the growing number of jobs related to alternative energy and energy efficiency. While these jobs aren’t a replacement for those lost in manufacturing, they point to an area where businesses and the state can expect to see a positive return, both economically and environmentally.
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County widow sues insecticide maker
Bangor Daily News - 10/9/2009. An Aroostook County widow has sued a fertilizer company, claiming that it contributed to her husband’s death at the age of 53 in September 2007.
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Toxic chemicals found in Maine health workers
Bangor Daily News - 10/9/2009. Doctors and nurses in 10 states, including Maine, tested positive for at least 24 different toxic chemicals in their blood and other body fluids in a study released Thursday by the national organization Physicians for Social Responsibility.
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Product chemicals detected in Sebago Lake
Portland Press Herald - 10/8/2009. Chemicals from a pharmaceutical and other consumer products have been found for the first time in Sebago Lake, the source of the Portland area's drinking water.
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