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Mercury
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Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
EPA Seeks More Comment on Startup Provisions of Mercury Standards for Utilities
EPA has signaled an intent to make its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule — which imposes stringent emission limits on coal and oil-fired utilities beginning in 2015 — a bit easier to…
Food Safety News
Mercury Reaches Unsafe Levels in Gulf Fish from Texas Coast
By News Desk
Fish caught off the coast of the Lone Star State contain unsafe mercury levels, the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) warned Tuesday. In the first consumption advisory issued…
Food Safety News
Marlin and Swordfish Caught in Texas Waters May Pose Health Threat
By News Desk
Blue marlin caught along the coast of Texas should no longer be consumed because mercury levels detected in these fish pose a danger to human health, warns the Texas Department…
Health Law Prof Blog
A Fair and Balanced View of the Administration’s Environmental Regulation
On December 21, the Obama Administration released a new “mercury rule” to cut emissions of mercury, arsenic, and other toxic air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. Last week,…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
EPA’s Christmas Present
Every Wednesday night, my daughter eats a large piece of fish. That might not seem so amazing, except that Ana is three, and picky even by three-year-old standards, so her…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
USEPA Announces Final Utility MACT Rule
Originally published as a Schiff Hardin Environmental Update newsletter On December 21, 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") released a final rule setting forth mercury and air toxics…
Food Safety News
'Dolphin Safe' Tuna Decision Muddled
By Dan Flynn
Mexico claims to have won a World Trade Organization ruling on "Dolphin Safe" labels where the objectives of the United States were found to be legitimate, just maybe not applicable…
Class Action Countermeasures
How Not to Brief Class Certification
By The Editors
There is no avoiding the fact that class actions are complicated. They involve large numbers of claimants, an extra set of procedural rules, and often invoke complex federal statutes like…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Mercury Free Partnership Develops Draft of Groundbreaking Legislation to Keep Air and Water Clean
For those of you interested in mercury issues: MERCURY FREE PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPS DRAFT OF GROUNDBREAKING LEGISLATION TO KEEP AIR AND WATER CLEAN Communities and Individuals Form Coalition Focused on Mercury…
Food Safety News
Alarming Mercury Levels in Fish, Study Says
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found unhealthy levels of mercury in fish across the country. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, scientists detected mercury…