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House Debates
Mercury Cleanup
A bill that would require Public
Service Company of New Hampshire
to make deep cuts in mercury
pollution from their two coal-fired
power plants is pending in the
House after being approved by the
Senate last March.
New Report Finds Toxic
Chemicals In Baby Products
Most parents take the necessary
measures to child-proof their homes
for the arrival of a new baby. But several products that are being
marketed for infants contain toxic
chemicals that can cause impaired
learning and memory, reproductive
defects, cancer and impaired
immune systems, charged an Oct.
12 PIRG report.
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MERCURY CONTAMINATION—Mercury pollution from power plants,
released through smokestacks, finds its way into rivers and lakes and
accumulates in fish. Small children and women of childbearing age are
at particular risk due to mercury’s potential effects on the developing
nervous system. |
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