Kids’ health: doctors seek tighter regulation of toxins
Portland Press Herald - 4/25/2011.McClatchy Newspapers – Chicago: Alarmed by studies showing children are vulnerable to toxic chemicals found in scores of consumer products, the nation's largest pediatricians group is joining a growing campaign to change how the United States regulates hazardous substances. In a policy statement to be issued today, the American Academy of Pediatrics condemns a 1976 federal law that largely relies on chemical manufacturers to raise concerns about their products. |
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Society Notebook: Hungry for change
Portland Press Herald - 4/24/2011.by Avery Yale Kamila. Author Anna Lappe captivates a committed Food+Farm audience. With local, organic and sustainably produced food all the rage, the big food processors and factory farm associations are running scared. This is the message author Anna Lappe brought to Space Gallery in Portland on April 15 as part of the venue's annual Food+Farm series.
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A growing concern
Maine Sunday Telegram - 4/24/2011. By Beth Quimby – Beth Schiller says she has to make an appointment more than a year ahead to get a slaughter date for the pigs she raises at Dandelion Spring Farm in Newcastle. Schiller, who sells the meat at farmers markets and to Portland restaurants, said the lack of licensed processing facilities is one of the hurdles she faces as a small farmer in Maine. |
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Good Will-Hinckley school on cusp of major change
Bangor Daily News - 4/23/2011. By Christopher Cousins – Fairfield: Three miracles may have hit the Good Will-Hinckley school at once, but more help is needed from the Legislature if the institution’s resurgence plan is to proceed. |
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