As a mother to two young boys, I am always working hard to make sure they are healthy and safe. As soon as I was pregnant with my first child, I started being careful about what I ate and drank and taking precautions to make sure dangerous products didn’t end up in my home. When […]
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Legislator aims to tighten Maine’s household chemical rules
AUGUSTA — A Maine legislator wants to require the state to include products that threaten the health of pregnant women when it sets rules about potentially toxic products. Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, says her bill would tighten state laws about such products. She and a group of environmental and health advocates say the bill is […]
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D. Berry: Protecting a healthy environment
As parents, grandparents, workers and consumers, we have a right to know if we are exposed to chemicals that could make us and our families sick. Recently, I was one of 25 people who were tested for phthalates (pronounced thal-eights). Phthalates are in all of us, including a Maine mother of two young boys who […]
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B. Allen: We deserve meaningful regulation
I teach housekeeping. Concern about pervasive toxic chemicals in our lives is growing. Hundreds of household items: shower curtains, plastic toys, scented body lotions, soaps and air fresheners designed to be inhaled, contain phthalates — one of the most harmful chemical additives. Phthalates are a known endocrine disrupter; that is a fact. Google “endocrine system.” […]
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Study tracks chemical levels in Maine residents
AUGUSTA — The test results are in for 25 Mainers who recently volunteered to test their bodies for a battery of chemicals commonly found in consumer products. Every participant, from current and former lawmakers to mothers and an electrician, tested positive for phthalates, a group of chemicals used to soften plastics that studies have linked […]