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  • Published on Feb 7, 2025

    Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Stress Less

    Feb. 6, 2025 – Forever chemicals, PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), endocrine disruptors, microplastics: These modern-day pollutants and man-made chemicals designed for durability are seemingly everywhere. They’re in food, water, everyday …

    Source: WebMD - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2025

    L.L.Bean endorses federal legislation to phase out toxic chemicals from outdoor apparel

    L.L.Bean, an outdoor goods retailer in Freeport and a major employer in Maine's outdoor recreation economy, endorsed proposed legislation that would eliminate a significant trade barrier that currently penalizes companies for choosing environmentally …

    Source: Mainebiz - Oregon - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2025

    Maine DEP: $50M sludge bond would preserve landfill space

    The state Department of Environmental Protection is proposing a $50 million bond to help wastewater treatment facilities buy the costly equipment needed to reduce the volume of sewage sludge headed to the state-owned landfill before it runs out of room by …

    Source: The Portland Press Herald - Maine - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2025

    Farmers and lawmakers hope to secure future of Maine’s PFAS support program

    Adrienne Lee and her husband have been farming on their 94 acres of field and forest in the town of Knox for more than a decade. Three years ago, they found high levels of so-called forever chemicals in their land and water sources, as well as in their …

    Source: Maine Morning Star - Label Pending
  • Published on Feb 7, 2025

    Maine lawmakers introduce bill to create response program for PFAS threats

    AUGUSTA (WGME) – State lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a response program to clean up and reduce threats created by dangerous chemicals known as PFAS. This comes months after toxic and potentially cancer-causing firefighting foam was …

    Source: WGME - Maine - Label Pending
  • Published on Feb 6, 2025

    Maine bill could set PFAS limits for food grown by local farmers

    If approved, Maine could lead the nation in setting new PFAS thresholds for some of the foods we consume. AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers in Augusta are considering a bill to establish limits for PFAS chemicals in produce grown by Maine farmers.  LD 130 would …

    Source: News Center Maine - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 5, 2025

    PFAS 'forever chemical' policies expected to be more expansive in states this year, new analysis finds

    Anticipated 2025 state actions will also focus on toxic chemicals in cosmetics and plastics PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, February 5, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, Safer States released its 2025 Analysis of State Legislation Addressing Toxic …

    Distribution channels: Beauty & Hair Care, Chemical Industry ...
  • Published on Feb 5, 2025

    Maine joins 14 other states in rejecting Trump’s attack on gender-affirming care

    A coalition of state attorneys general, including Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, issued a joint statement Thursday rejecting President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict gender-affirming care. “As state attorneys general, we stand firmly in support of …

    Source: Maine Morning Star - Label Pending
  • Published on Feb 4, 2025

    PFAS-free outerwear has arrived in Maine. Be prepared to pay.

    The forever chemicals that bead up water on a hiker’s slicker and other outerwear are getting increased scrutiny from lawmakers who pointed out such fabrics are getting a tax break over potentially safer alternatives. L.L. Bean and Patagonia are among the …

    Source: Bangor Daily News - Maine - Center-left
  • Published on Feb 8, 2025

    Donald Trump promises to scrap paper straws: Plastic straws vs Paper Straws, which one is better?

    Another day, another proposition of rollback! President Donald Trump took to social media to share his plan to ban paper straws and bring back the plastic ones. The US President announced that he will soon sign an executive order to end the Joe Biden-led …

    Source: The Times of India - Center-right
  • Published on Feb 8, 2025

    Donald Trump vows to ‘go back to plastic’ by ditching paper straw

    US president Donald Trump is set to end an initiative to phase out plastic straws in government departments Donald Trump plans to end what he calls the ‘the ridiculous Biden push for paper straws‘. Writing on Truth Social, the US president vowed to go ‘ …

    Source: Metro - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 8, 2025

    15 Biggest Agriculture Stocks in 2025

    This article looks at the 15 biggest agricultural stocks in 2025. We also discuss the increase in technology adoption in the industry to improve operations in agriculture and farming. The agriculture sector is crucial for food security and economic …

    Source: Insider Monkey - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2025

    Are Paper Straws Bad for You? What We Know as Trump Suggests Ban

    President Donald Trump took to social media on Friday regarding his plans to ban paper straws, prompting questions on whether biodegradable straws are worse for human health and the environment than those made of plastic. Newsweek has reached out to the …

    Source: Newsweek - Left-wing
  • Published on Feb 8, 2025

    PFAS Rule Withdrawn

    The Trump administration, on its first day in office, reversed a proposed EPA rule aimed at limiting the amount of PFAS chemicals that manufacturers could discharge into waterways. (Photo: Patrick Hendry, Unsplash) One of the many Biden Administration …

    Source: Living on Earth - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Feb 8, 2025

    Two PFAS bills scheduled for Saturday House Energy and Natural Resources committee

    Legislation to eventually ban the sale of consumer goods containing so-called “forever chemicals,” and a second bill New Mexico officials  hope will help advance cleanup, will be heard Saturday by the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources …

    Source: Source New Mexico - Left-wing
  • Published on Feb 7, 2025

    Paper straws: The arguments for and against

    How fast fashion impacts the environment Akhil Sivanandan co-founded Green Story, a platform to measure and communicate the environmental impact of products. He shares the negative aspects of fast fashion on our planet. President Donald Trump will try to …

    Source: FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona - Uncategorized
  • Published on Feb 7, 2025

    U.S. EPA releases PFAS risk assessment: Now what?

    In April of 2022, Maine banned land application of biosolids due to concerns of PFAS. It has become a point of contention in the state, causing wastewater systems to scramble for alternatives with much of it going over the border to Canadian landfills as …

    Source: Wastewater Digest - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 7, 2025

    The role model and mentor behind countless successful science careers

    For more than 20 years, Dr. Marsha A. Moses '75 has welcomed Stonehill science students and grads to her Boston Children's Hospital lab. The impact has been profound. They are now biologists, chemists, academics, clinicians, and industry leaders. …

    Source: The Boston Pilot - Massachusetts - Uncategorized
  • Published on Feb 6, 2025

    Trump Is Inheriting an Environmental Disaster

    In Wisconsin, where late last year Donald Trump said at a campaign stop, “I’m an environmentalist … I want clean air and clean water—really clean water,” many people want that too. Like Americans across the country, many Wisconsinites have in recent years …

    Source: The Atlantic - Neutral

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