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Mercury In the News
May 05, 2011 — Study warns of mercury in Arctic animals — and humans — msnbc.com
January 19, 2011 — [Agency Press Release] DOE Issues Final Mercury Storage Environmental Impact Statement — Texas Site [Not Hawthorne NV] Is Preferred for Long-Term Mercury Storage — US DOE [Link to the EIS]
April 15, 2010 — EPA Moves to Slash Mercury from Gold Production /Harmful emissions would be cut by more than 70 percent — US EPA
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Idahoan's advocacy leads EPA to propose national gold mining rules to reduce mercury — Idaho Statesman
March 17, 2010 — EIP Report: Electric Power Industry "Not Making a Dent" in Dangerous Mercury Pollution — Environmental Integrity Project.
November 23, 2009 — Study looks at fugitive mercury emissions — Mining Quarterly
November 23, 2009 — Initial Results of Mercury Fugitive Emissions Research Released — CARSON CITY – Following an extensive, two-year research project funded by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) and Nevada mining companies, Dr. Chris Eckley, a post-doctoral researcher with Dr. Mae Gustin at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), presented today a preview of their research results that quantified mercury emissions to the air from areas disturbed by two active gold mines in Nevada. Although NDEP has been requiring mercury emission controls at specific discharge points at gold mines since 2006, little has been known about the potential for mercury emissions from other non-point source activities.
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Press Coverage Study looks at fugitive mercury
November 10, 2009 —
Half of U.S. lakes have high mercury, EPA finds — Study follows similar findings in streams by U.S. Geological Survey — AP
October 26, 2009 — Less mercury expected in Utah, thanks to Nevada pact— A new deal between the state of Nevada and a gold-processing company located there is expected to mean less toxic mercury in Utah's air and water.
The Nevada Department of Environmental Protection and Queenstake Resources USA Ltd. signed a consent decree earlier this month . . . — Salt Lake Triabune
October 24, 2009 — EPA agrees to mercury rules deadline — WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to issue rules covering power plants' mercury emissions by 2011, documents indicate — UPI
October 08, 2009 — GAO: Scrubbers slash power plant mercury UPI [Get the GAO Report]
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