Eight Maine women boarded a plane for Washington, D.C., Monday in Portland as part of an effort to lobby for an update to the nearly 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act. The women included, from left to right, Bettie Kettell of Durham, Betty Allen of Auburn, Melissa Dunn of Auburn, Bettyann Sheats of Auburn, Elisa Boxer of Scarborough, Kathy Kilrain del Rio of Portland and Tracy Gregoire of Topsham. Not pictured is Megan Rice of Belgrade.
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