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Utilities Poison Water to Meet EPA Air Regs

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted May 2, 2009 4:14 PM CDT

(Newser) – A federal law that keeps utilities from poisoning the air is causing toxic metals to infiltrate US waterways, the Washington Post reports. As the Environmental Protection Agency debates possible solutions with lawmakers, utility companies are storing pollutants like mercury and selenium in sludge ponds that...   Read full story »

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