Topic
Mercury
50 published works
Food Safety News
Some brands ‘safer’ but mercury levels in canned tuna hard to predict; shouldn’t be eaten during pregnancy
By Coral Beach
Pregnant women shouldn’t eat canned tuna and children and adults should eat less than the FDA recommends according to new research by Consumer Reports. The organization tested five brands of…
Food Safety News
WHO wants data on mercury in fish
By News Desk
The World Health Organization (WHO) is requesting data on methylmercury and total mercury in certain fish species. Fish types for which maximum limits have already been established are excluded. People…
Gravel2Gavel
A Court-Side Seat: Airing It Out in Weymouth, No Reasonable Exception for Mercury and “40 Pages of Very Complex Information”
By Anthony B. Cavender Last week (June 1-7, 2020), the federal appellate courts released several important rulings. Town of Weymouth, et al. v. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection On June…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
EPA Issues Two Controversial Proposals for Utilities That Will Have No Effect. Why?
By Mack McGuffey, Margaret Campbell, Angela Levin
In the last month of 2018, EPA released two proposals that it claims will have no immediate effect—revised CO2 standards for new coal-fired power plants that EPA does not expect…
Food Safety News
Fish tales: Angler offers tips on safest options for fish lovers
By Rebecca Lily
Apart from the fact that fish is rich in protein and low in saturated fat, it is also a good source of omega-3, a fatty acid which is known to…
Food Safety News
Something fishy: FDA’s final advice on when to eat which fish
By Coral Beach
The Food and Drug Administration issued its “final advice” on fish and shellfish this week, warning against eating some species and encouraging Americans to eat three servings a week of…
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D.C. Circuit Leaves US EPA’s Mercury Rule in Place During Remand
On December 15, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected challenges by energy industry groups and several states that are seeking to scrap US EPA's Mercury and…
Environmental Law
Back to the Drawing Board: Supreme Court Sets Aside EPA Regulations on Mercury Emissions from Power Plants
By David M. Kohane, Danielle T. Sugarman
The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation limiting mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants – the “mercury rule.” In Michigan v.…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Supreme Court Invalidates EPA Pollution Standards
The Supreme Court has struck down the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule limiting the amount of mercury and air toxics emitted by coal- and oil-fired power plants, finding that the agency…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Supreme Court Rules EPA Must Consider Cost
In its last published opinion of the term, the United States Supreme Court held that EPA should not have ignored costs in deciding whether to regulate mercury and other hazardous…