Seafood of Mass Destruction: Story of a Mercury-Poisoned American

The level of mercury emissions polluting our country's waterways is an alarming problem, and the above column by Stacey Reynolds is indicative of it. It's particulary troublesome for pregnant women since excessive mercury levels can cause great damage to an unborn baby's nervous system. Read the latest FDA warning here.

Under former President Clinton, the Environmental Protection Agency concluded that utilities should be held accountable for toxic emissions and regulated. The Bush Administration is in the process of rolling back those regulations. To add insult to injury, the Washington Post has reported that the wording of new EPA rules matches almost word for word the wording in memos written by a law firm representing coal-fired power plants.