These are things that get to our children -- no matter where they are, whom they are with, and what they are doing. So I started doing research. And I was dumbfounded to find out what is legal.
Mallory McDuff, Ph.D. | Posted 05.03.2012
I believe Jesus wants a world where people of all faiths use their talents so we have clean water, unpolluted air, and fish we can eat.
Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.29.2012
Mercury is most commonly recognized as a developmental toxin, threatening to young children and fetuses as they develop their nervous system. But mercury is also a danger for adults.
Dr. Andrew Lange | Posted 04.22.2012
Through greater understanding of both the extent of wildlife exposure and harmful impacts to ecosystem health, it is now clear that increased conservation efforts are necessary to reduce this neurotoxin in our environment for the benefit of wildlife and people.
Howard Learner | Posted 03.04.2012
Let's move forward with these common-sense national mercury pollution reduction standards to protect children's health and the Great Lakes and other community waterways for all.
Margie Alt | Posted 02.22.2012
For the first time in American history, the President and his EPA have committed to protecting our families from harmful mercury pollution from power plants.
Charles Dean Connor | Posted 02.20.2012
The American Lung Association thanks President Obama and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson for seeing through the smokescreen and putting the health of our children first.
Corbin Hiar | Posted 02.15.2012
It's an important moment for Americans who eat fish or use electricity. After more than two decades of delays, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is poised to issue a new regulation restricting some power plant emissions that have polluted the nation's air and water.
Michael R. Bloomberg | Posted 02.13.2012
Coal-fired power plants and the pollution they produce are the number one threat to our public health and the environment. This is not an issue of jobs versus the environment. It's an issue of the American people's public health versus a narrow special interest.
HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.17.2011
One fillet of fish a month. That's about how much seafood a Washington State resident eats, according to the assumptions used to set cleanliness stand...
Posted 01.11.2012
What are the worst sources of pollution facing the world? A report released this week by Blacksmith Institute sheds light on major causes of toxic pol...
iWatch News | Howard Berkes and Sarah Harris | Posted 01.10.2012
State and federal regulators express no concerns about the Ash Grove Cement Co. plant. It stays within limits on emissions, and has not run afoul of t...
The Huffington Post | Bonnie Christian | Posted 01.08.2012
Disturbing images of pregnant bellies confronted commuters in Washington, DC this week. The threat of mercury pollution from coal-fired power plan...
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 10.25.2011
There's not a lot more important to parents than loving their children and making sure they have clean air to breathe. Which is why this week's virtual deluge of clean air information is so important -- and scary.
Dominique Browning | Posted 09.27.2011
The House of Representatives just approved legislation blocking a mandated increase in light bulb efficiency. At least one good thing has come out of the new Dim Bulb Movement: Pro-polluters are finally publicly admitting that mercury is poisonous.
Deepak Chopra | Posted 09.10.2011
Figuring out which fish is safe to eat -- and how often you should eat fish -- has become fraught with worry, mainly due to concerns about mercury content.
Carl Safina | Posted 08.20.2011
When you realize coal's effects on health and our environment, coal is exceptionally costly. If these costs were included in the price of coal, cleaner energy technologies would become very competitive.
Carl Safina | Posted 08.07.2011
A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed accuses the EPA of fabricating evidence to support their proposed rule to limit mercury and other toxic emissions. That's quite a claim.
AP | Posted 07.05.2011
STOCKHOLM -- Global mercury emissions could grow by 25 percent by 2020 if no action is taken to control them, posing a threat to polar bears, whales a...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011
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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011
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AP | Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011
HOUSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a proposal to regulate emissions from coal-fired power plants, including rules limit...
The Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011
A new study on white ibis breeding has discovered that mercury pollution is resulting in males of the species mating with each other. Dr. Peter Frede...
Dr. Walter Crinnion | Posted 11.17.2011
On August 9th, the EPA took its first real steps to limit the amount of mercury that is spewed into the air in this country. But, it took quite a bit to get the EPA to set its new rules for mercury.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011
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Dominique Browning | Posted 04.18.2012