Many of the new products being banned in Maine are items you may already have in your home.

The organizations say more regulation and oversight are needed as data centers proliferate across the country.

Friends of the Earth found a cocktail of toxic pesticides in two non-organic baby food products made by Target’s house brand, Good & Gather.

A new study published in the journal Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts examines the occurrence of hazardous chemicals in the common plastic PET and recycled PET. Defend Our Health participated in the study’s design and collection process — managed by our partners at Ecology Center —to learn more about the differences between hazardous chemicals commonly used as PET additives and those…  Read more »

Defend Our Health is an organization rooted in grassroots environmental policy change at home, here in Maine. We work with Maine communities impacted by pollution to imagine a cleaner future, engage i...

Polyester is a type of plastic that's made from fossil fuels combined with synthetic chemical additives, some of which are harmful to humans. Polyester clothing also contributes to the growing micropl...

Covering the cost of blood tests for more than 600 households in areas where farms used sludge to fertilize their fields represents a turning point in the state's response to the crisis, from tracking...

Plastics’ production and use in our built environment both fuels wildfires and exacerbates wildfires’ harms to human health and the environment.

Earlier this week, a report from the Environmental Working Group mapped water supplies that had some traces of harmful chemicals. According to federal standards, Maine utilities are in compliance.

Lawmakers from Maine and Massachusetts also said New England should take a regional approach to PFAS, especially amid uncertainty over the Trump administration's plans for regulating the "forever chem...

A group of Massachusetts lawmakers, officials and advocates are visiting Maine on Tuesday to learn more about how to prevent further contamination from so-called forever chemicals.  Maine is regarded ...

Though a bill that would have banned single-use plastic toiletry bottles from Maine hotels failed, it highlighted similar initiatives in other states.

Newly released EPA data show widespread toxic “forever chemical” contamination above the safety thresholds that the EPA is now planning to weaken or delay, which will affect 79 percent of congressiona...

2025 is turning out to be a landmark year for toxic chemical reform at the state level. So far, ten states have adopted at least 22 policies aimed at reducing exposure to toxic chemicals and advancing...

First in the Nation Ban on Plastic Microbeads in Personal Products Passes California Senate Committee

Pfas-laden pesticides and sewage sludge used as fertilizer move into crops and nearby water sources

We are proud to be one of 36 organizations to receive a grant from Environmental Justice for New England (EJforNE), but unfortunately, the EPA terminated the program. Last week, Earth Justice, Souther...

Tribal Nations protect and manage millions of acres of wetlands, which help improve water quality, curb the risk of floods, recharge groundwater, and store large amounts of carbon.

On Wednesday, June 25th, Representative Dan Shagoury’s (D-Hallowell) bill LD 1326 became law. The bill, titled “An Act to Protect the Drinking Water for Consumers of Certain Water Systems by Establish...

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The study examines how contaminated soil particles become airborne, posing exposure risks from "forever chemicals."

A new study finds that outlawing or taxing plastic bags reduces beach litter.

The study examines how contaminated soil particles become airborne, posing exposure risks from "forever chemicals."