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Despite Promises, Mercury Regulation Going Nowhere

The City Pulse has a hard-hitting and in-depth feature saying that although Jennifer Granholm promised to place strict limits on mercury emissions from power plants in her 2002 campaign for governor, she has not taken action. With the election just months away, economic concerns will likely dominate the agenda making any action unlikely.

The EPA estimates that a mercury level above 5.8 parts per billion in a pregnant woman's body places her fetus at increased risk of having developmental problems, such as brain damage. About 8% of U.S. women of childbearing age have mercury levels above that limit. It's also important to note that true action on mercury needs to be at the federal level as it's an airborne pollutant.

Read While the governor waits, mercury bioaccumulates in the City Pulse

Posted/updated Feb 17, 2006
by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan)