The Detroit Free Press today editorializes eloquently on the need for the EPA and Michigan to take action to clean up the mercury spewed by coal-fired power plants.
http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/emerc23_20040823.htm
We've known for over a decade that power plants are the largest remaining source of this toxic metal, which can damage the brains of developing children. So why haven't we acted? Simple: utilities make huge campaign contributions through their employees.
Meanwhile, Michigan, with thousands of mercury-fouled lakes, shells out money too -- in health care costs and reduced tourism.
Posted by Dave at August 23, 2004 08:42 AM