The ideal ecosystem to expose people to dangerous amounts of mercury requires rainy skies, a mix of industry and swamp and a culture where people have a taste for seafood. Louisiana, of course, fits ...

COTTONWOOD, Calif. - Since Holiday Quality Foods here launched a line of fresh seafood certified to be low in mercury, other chains have followed suit or are exploring the testing. New technology ...

NEW YORK — Led by a recent report in The New York Times on high levels of mercury discovered in a sampling of tuna from several sushi restaurants here, consumer concerns about mercury in tuna and ...

Mercury can cause neurological problems, especially for infants and children, which is why back in the late 1980s, the state decided to start testing fish and putting out public warnings of what kind ...

Aug. 14—ANDERSON — Throughout more than 50 years of angling along the White River, J.R. Rosencrans has not only become familiar with its prime fishing spots, but he's also seen its ecosystem ...

Recent nationwide studies have raised new worries about the level of mercury in fish. Government health officials say that there's no need for most consumers to worry. But they say the new findings ...

SAUSALITO -- When you reach for your cordless electric drill, you likely won't be digging a hole in the head of a dead fish yet that is exactly what they do about ten thousand times a day at Safe ...

Walleye are found in South Dakota's large streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs. (Courtesy of SD GF&P) Walleye are found in South Dakota's large streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs. (Courtesy of SD ...

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IF YOU'VE EVER been warned to watch how much fish you eat, there might be a good reason. “Some of this concern is valid, given that most of the methylmercury in our bodies comes from eating seafood, ...

Mercury in tuna, swordfish and largemouth bass has led to a new testing requirement for coal-fired power plants — including Grand Island's own Platte Generating Station. The Grand Island City Council ...

Mercury levels found in waterways across the state are declining, mainly due to a single factor: the retirement of most of Georgia’s coal-fired power plants. Over the course of an 18-year study that ...