The Republican members of the House Resource Committee are out with a 33 page report saying the dangers of mercury are overstated. They're taking up for the coal and electric industries. The Republican members say there's no link between mercury from coal burning power plants and mercury levels in fish. Just "crying wolf" they say.
Of course, the EPA's inspector general found out that weakened mercury standards the Bush administration sought were based on an industry lobbying group -- not science. That 61 page report I first told you about on February 6, indicates that the GOP administration overlooked health concerns to side with the electric industry.
Of course, you don't think there'd be any connection to campaign contributions from the industry, do you?
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