Mercury Rising – The House of Representatives Mercury Report

The House Resources Committee has issued a report today making the claim that the risks from mercury in the environment have been overstated, and that fears about mercury exposure are causing more harm by scaring people away from eating fish.

The report, written by aides to the majority Republican members of the committee, also asserted that there is no link scientifically between mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants and mercury levels in fish.

I’m reading through it and will have more of an analysis later. A copy can be downloaded here.