mercury
EPA rethinking another air pollution rule for power plants
Obama administration rule set limits for emissions of mercury, arsenic and other toxic air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants.
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Mercury decline in seabirds due to diet, not emissions controls
Birds feeding on invertebrates and small fish have higher mercury levels than those eating large fish.
$50M settlement approved for DuPont mercury contamination
Court documents say it’s the largest natural resources damages settlement in Virginia history.
Study claims mercury still leaking from mill near Grassy Narrows
Area suffers from ongoing pollution rather than the aftermath of chemicals released in the 1960s.
Ontario to test mercury levels in waterways near Grassy Narrows
Initial testing will take place between Dryden and Ball Lake.
Wynne ‘deadly serious’ about cleaning up mercury poisoning
TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne insists she’s “deadly serious” about wanting to clean up the mercury contamination that has plagued the Grassy Narrows First Nation for decades, but doesn’t want to make the situation worse. Two Ontario cabinet ministers travelled…
Cabinet ministers to discuss Grassy Narrows mercury poisoning
Meeting with First Nation leaders to sort out the different contamination reports.
Mercury continues to poison Wabigoon River
Report calls for safe clean up of lakes and rivers after years of contamination.
High mercury levels form ‘bull’s eye’ around oil sands
Environment Canada study suggests developments are a source of airborne emissions.
