http://dir.salon.com/topics/mercury/?source=rss&aim=mercury en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT By Elizabeth Grossman Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/30/arctic_pollutants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/30/arctic_pollutants/index.html?source=rss As the sea ice melts, a toxic stew of mercury and synthetic chemicals is seeping into the Arctic food web, harming the area's people. We may be next. By Lynn Harris Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/11/engleman_book/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/11/engleman_book/index.html?source=rss Save women's reproductive decision making, save the planet. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/22/tuna/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/22/tuna/index.html?source=rss Consumer Reports is telling pregnant women to cut tuna from their diets. So why is the U.S. government casting tuna to poor mothers for free? By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/05/18/mercury/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/05/18/mercury/index.html?source=rss Mercury pollution puts more than 600,000 American newborns at risk per year for permanent brain damage. Why is the administration siding with polluters? By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/18/mercury/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/18/mercury/index.html?source=rss Millions of fetuses whose mothers eat fish are being exposed to brain-damaging mercury. But critics charge the Bush administration's regulations are like bailing the ocean with a thimble. By Carol Lloyd Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/05/fish/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/05/fish/index.html?source=rss Think you've got the guidelines straight for pregnant women's fish consumption? Think again. By Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/16/fish/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/16/fish/index.html?source=rss A report says pregnant women can raise their child's IQ by eating fish. By Page Rockwell Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/08/tuna/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/08/tuna/index.html?source=rss The government says it's OK for pregnant women to consume some canned tuna. Consumer Reports disagrees. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/18/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/18/glow/index.html?source=rss My mercury contamination level is down to a more healthful level. But I had to give up eating fish to get it there. By Amanda Griscom Little Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/02/26/mercury/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/02/26/mercury/index.html?source=rss A report by two congressmen downplays the connection between toxic mercury emissions and human health. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/17/waste_dump/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/17/waste_dump/index.html?source=rss I'm a toxic waste dump, loaded with mercury -- and I don't even eat very much fish. By Amanda Griscom Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/04/01/grist31/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/04/01/grist31/index.html?source=rss Bush's mercury proposal is drawing heat from both sides of the congressional aisle. By Arianna Huffington Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2004/03/24/mercury/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2004/03/24/mercury/index.html?source=rss The big issue in November may be the presence of mercury in your tuna sandwich. By Amanda Griscom Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/02/12/myers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/02/12/myers/index.html?source=rss Environmentalists hope Senate Democrats will block Bush's new ranch-friendly judicial nominee, but a filibuster might suit the Bush administration just fine. By Amanda Griscom Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/12/18/cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/12/18/cheney/index.html?source=rss The Supreme Court may give the veep an out from his Energy Task Force mess. By Amanda Griscom Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/12/11/mercury/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/12/11/mercury/index.html?source=rss Bush's latest clean-air proposals are better than nothing, but not by much. By Damien Cave Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/04/25/party/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/04/25/party/index.html?source=rss Forget about return on investment. Bay Area tech companies spend $1 million a month on food, drink and music in exchange for "buzz." By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1998/10/01/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1998/10/01/feature/index.html?source=rss A match made in pop heaven: Costello's words and Bacharach's music were meant to be together By Keith Moerer Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1998/03/17/sharps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1998/03/17/sharps/index.html?source=rss By Keith Moerer Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/07/06//index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/07/06//index.html?source=rss By Richard Overton Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/06/08/sharps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/06/08/sharps/index.html?source=rss Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine By Cynthia Joyce Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/1996/10/14/shocked961014_html/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/1996/10/14/shocked961014_html/index.html?source=rss Once you save your soul, says Michelle Shocked, Making Music is Just the Gravy.