Friday, December 30, 2011

Protecting babies from neurotoxins

Protecting babies from neurotoxins
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/29/health/protecting-babies-neurotoxins/index.html

"The Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized a rule that for the first time requires U.S. coal and oil-fired power plant operators to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.

EPA rules in place under the 1990 Clean Air Act have targeted acid rain and smog-forming chemicals emitting from power plants. But perhaps surprising to many, those rules have never included limits on mercury, a neurotoxin known to damage developing fetuses and children.

How this policy affects your health."

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