Air pollution rules from new administration will cut mercury pollution by between 81 and 93 percent

Court vacates weak approach to limit toxic pollution from brick and tile makers

Earthjustice report reveals mercury pollution nearly twice what EPA previously thought

Three NY cement kilns account for nearly one third of all mercury pollution in the state — groups urge the governor to limit mercury pollution

Agency ignores federal courts, Congress, and over 20,000 public comments in do-nothing rule

A new report documents how people have been left in harm’s way, as the Trump administration attempts to block the Chemical Disaster Rule.

Mercury, other toxic air pollutants reduced up to 92%

Years of delay means thousands of pounds of mercury pollution have gone unchecked

Memo dated February 28, 2003, detailing locations of brick kilns throughout the US

Affected communities cheer federal proposal to slash pollution from cement kilns

NYSDEC must include mercury limits in operating permits for Lafarge and other cement kilns

Federal court overturns weak EPA plan to limit hazardous toxic air pollution from new and existing brick and clany kilns

Agency signs on to court settlement, ends a decade of delay

Agency sets timeline for rules reducing mercury, other hazardous pollutants

After a decade of litigation and activism, on Aug. 9, 2010, the EPA finally announced plans to cut more than 16,000 pounds of mercury from our nation’s cement kilns every year, starting in 2013.

People around the Web and across the country are talking about our Cleaning Up Mercury, Protecting Our Health campaign to raise awareness about the serious health risks of mercury poisoning and to support the recent EPA proposal for cutting mercury pollution. Here are some of the comments making the rounds: Jack E. urged: Should you…

Failure to comply with court order to reduce cement kiln emissions threatens public health

EPA continues to allow mercury, other pollutants from cement production industry