Why We Need to Act

Why Advocate for Mercury Prevention?
Toxic mercury pollution not only threatens the health of Virginia?s citizens, but the viability of our vital tourism and fishing economies. In the past two years, Virginia?s General Assembly has approved two bills that have the potential to significantly affect how much toxic mercury pollution is released in Virginia. We must act now to require significantly greater reductions in mercury pollution from power plants and other sources.

• Protect Our Communities: Mercury or Me Fact Sheet

Mercury, air pollution, and the role of Virginia's Citizen Boards

• Healthy Air for Virginia: Power plant pollution harms people, parks and the Chesapeake
  Virginia Conservation Network
• Citizen boards: Ensuring public participation
  Virginia Conservation Network

Attend Virginia's Mercury Conference

• Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality Mercury Study

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