Mercury Controls at Last A Boom in Fracking Threatens Communities Across America Big Oil Won't Let the Tar Sands Pipeline Die NRDC, Redford Challenge Shell Don't Frack the Catskills! One Woman, Fighting for Justice, Turns Tragedy into Inspiration Oil Companies Hijack Canadian Energy Decisions NRDC Sues to Protect Whales from New Sonar Deployment Cleaner Future for Cars Green Burials This Green Life's Nature Map: Share Your Favorite Places!	In a major win for NRDC and our Members, the Obama Administration has issued new, lifesaving standards that will reduce the amount of mercury and other toxic air pollutants released from coal-burning power plants. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that damages developing brains in children and fetuses. But despite the devastating health risks, America's dirtiest power plants have been dodging mercury controls for years. With the new standards in place, these polluters will finally have to clean up their act. NRDC has waged a decades-long battle to get the government to side with the American people against big mercury polluters.

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