Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine

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             Environmental Health Strategy Center
             Learning Disabilities Association of Maine
             Maine Conservation Voters Education Fund
             Maine Council of Churches
             Maine Labor Group on Health
             Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association
             Maine People's Resource Center
             Maine Women's Policy Center
             Natural Resources Council of Maine
             Physicians for Social Responsibility/Maine
             Planned Parenthood Of Northern New England
             Toxics Action Center
          Our Endorsers

Body of Evidence Report
       Press Room
       Executive Summary
       The People
       Introduction
       Project Findings
       The Chemicals
          Phthalates: Beauty Products and Beastly Vinyl
          PDBEs: Toxic Flame Retardants
          PFCs: Stain-Resistant Teflon Chemicals
          Bisphenol A: Hormone-Disrupter
          Lead
          Mercury
          Arsenic
       Project Methodology
       Conclusions & Recommendations
       Credits & Acknowledgements
       References
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Campaigns
       A ToSCA Quiz & Primer
       Bisphenol A
          Giant Baby Bottle Tours Maine
       Chemical Olympics
       Declare Independence From Toxic Chemicals
       Executive Order Promoting Safer Chemicals
       Flash Movie
       Kid-Safe Products
       Maine Businesses
       Phthalates
       Potatoes to Plastics
       Toxic Flame Retardants

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Environmental Health Advocates Call for Immediate Ban on Toxic Chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) and Identify 40 Priority Chemicals For Phaseout

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About The Alliance

The Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine is a diverse coalition of Maine-based organizations that have embarked upon a multi-year public health campaign to phase out the long-lived toxic chemicals that build up in the food web and our bodies. Alliance members include:

Environmental Health Strategy Center
Learning Disabilities Association of Maine
Maine Labor Group on Health
Maine Conservation Voters Education Fund
Maine Council of Churches
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Maine People's Resource Center
Maine Women’s Policy Center
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Physicians for Social Responsibility/Maine Chapter
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Toxics Action Center

Our Principles

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.

That's a Killer Look

A study of chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products

Read the new report from the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, which analyzed twelve products used by young women in Maine for safety.

"That's a Killer Look" Report (pdf)
Summary of product analysis and methods (pdf)
Detailed analytical methods (text)

New Database on Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products
www.healthystuff.org

Chemical Policy Reform Under Way In Maine

Resources For Policy Makers

Sign On Letter For Maine Businesses

Download the University of Maine's Economic Cost Assessment of Environmentally-Related Childhood Diseases in Maine

Final Report of Governor's Task Force to Promote Safer Chemicals in Consumer Products

New Database on Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products
www.healthystuff.org

Our study finds that Maine people are polluted with dozens of hazardous chemicals found in the products we use every day. We tested 13 Maine people just like you and discovered flame retardants, plasticizers, and heavy metals building up in their bodies. Click Here to learn more.