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WISPIRG Works To Reduce Mercury
Mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants is threatening public health, especially the health of our children, and damaging Wisconsin’s lakes. WISPIRG is calling on the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to implement a new rule that will reduce mercury emissions from power plants 90 percent by 2012.
Judge Declares Roadless Areas Roadless
One of the most controversial environmental policies of the Bush administration suffered another blow in September, when federal district court Judge Elizabeth Laporte effectively reinstated protections for nearly 60 million acres of pristine national forest land.
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NO MORE MERCURY—Coal-fired power plants account for approximately 65 percent of the mercury pollution that contaminates Wisconsin’s waterways and threatens public health. Technology exists to reduce mercury contamination by 90 percent by 2012. |
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