Tell the EPA: Protect us from toxic mercury and arsenic

[Guest guest]

Toxic mercury exposure is so widespread in this country that as many as 1 in 6

women of childbearing age has mercury levels in her blood high enough to put a

baby at risk of mercury poisoning,1

This potent neurotoxin has been totally unregulated by the EPA, until now. The

EPA just announced a significant rule to reduce emissions of mercury, arsenic,

lead, dioxins, acid gas, and six dozen other toxic chemicals that power plants

are now able to freely dump into our air.

It's the most important clean air rule since the Clean Air Act was updated in

1990 -- and the EPA is predictably under tremendous pressure by the coal

industry and other polluters to weaken it.

This is a landmark rule and we need a huge show of support to make sure big

polluters don't succeed in weakening it. I just submitted a comment to the EPA.

Please add your name to help reduce mercury, arsenic and lead in our air:

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/air_toxics/?r_by=18322-828559-RBkKyLx & rc=pas\

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