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A legacy of protecting salmon.

Environment Maine has a decade-long record of efforts to protect the Atlantic salmon. Most recently, we successfully challenged an EPA regulation that would have allowed the spraying of pesticides into salmon-bearing streams and rivers.

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Get Rid of Toxic Products, Maine Lawmakers Tell Congress

Reflecting a bipartisan consensus, Maine legislative leaders introduced a joint resolution today calling on Congress to modernize the federal Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. Maine moms, dads, businesses, and health care providers have heightened thir call for reform of the chemical safety law that they say is obsolete and fails to assure parents that the products they use and purchase are free from dangerous chemicals that threaten the health of their families.

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Maine voters back pro-environment Senate candidate

A pair of environmental groups say a poll they commissioned shows that Maine voters will back a U.S. Senate candidate this fall who favors reducing carbon pollution and stronger protections against dangerous chemicals.

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Environmental Groups React to FDA Rejection of BPA Ban

State environmental groups are disappointed with the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to reject a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council to ban bisphenol-A, or BPA, from food and drink packaging. The FDA said it needs more evidence that the plastic-hardening agent is harmful to humans. While Maine has already banned BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups, supporters of a widespread ban said federal action would have reduced overall BPA exposure by two-thirds.

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Environment Maine Criticizes Passage of Oil Pipeline Resolution

The State House today gave final approval by a vote of 72-67 to a resolution sponsored by calling on President Obama and Congress to rubber stamp the Keystone XL Pipeline, the proposed tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. Environment Maine Director Emily Figdor says the resolution is reckless and sets a dangerous precedent for Maine.

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