CLEANING UP MERCURY, PROTECTING OUR HEALTH

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Cement kilns are some of the nation's biggest mercury polluters. These huge industrial facilities spew thousands of pounds of mercury and millions of pounds of other toxic air pollutants into our air and water every year. But despite this obvious threat, the Bush Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did nothing.

The Obama administration, led by EPA chief Lisa Jackson, is turning the tide on corporate polluters and proposing to cut mercury and other toxic pollution from all of the nation's cement kilns.

But the fight isn't over yet. Subscribe to Earthjustice Action Alerts to stay informed on how you can be involved in supporting cuts to mercury and other air pollution from cement kilns.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mercury
with Dr. Jane Hightower

Dr. Hightower recently spoke to Earthjustice supporters and answered some commonly-asked questions about mercury in our food supply.

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An Interactive Cement Kiln Map

See if you or your loved ones live or work near a cement kiln.

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Meet the Foul Fish

See the names Earthjustice supporters gave to contaminated fish in our "Foul Fish" contest.

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Cementing a Toxic Legacy?

Download our groundbreaking report on mercury pollution from cement kilns.

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Power plants: Still Mercury Polluters

Smokestack Power plants remain our nation's biggest mercury polluters overall. It's no surprise: many of them burn millions of tons of coal each year, and the government has done little to stop them. But the technology exists to clean these plants up significantly. Doing so would have a big impact right away and wouldn't only make fish caught in local lakes, streams, and rivers safer to eat: we'd all be safer, too.

We went to court and defeated a plan that would have allowed even more mercury from power plants. Because of our victory, much stronger limits on mercury emissions from power plants are scheduled to come out in 2009. We'll keep you up-to-date on the progress and what you can do to help.