Toxics News

Mercury-Contaminated Fish Found in Connecticut's Waterways: Highly Controversial Bush Plan Would Delay Cleanup for at Least 10 Years
A coalition of environmentalists, sportsmen, health care providers, and Connecticut families today called on the Bush administration to throw back their proposal to weaken mercury standards for coal burning power plants. ConnPIRG, the statewide environmental group, released a new report highlighting the dangerously high levels of toxic mercury in Connecticut's fish.