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Environmental Issues Environmental Issues What's at Risk? What To Do Global Warming From Larry West, your Guide to Environmental Issues Nothing is more fundamental to human health than having clean air to breathe and keeping toxic pollutants out of our air and water supply. A few days ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took a big step forward to ensure cleaner air for all Americans when it issued the first national standards aimed at cutting mercury and other toxic air pollutants from power plants by as much as 90 percent. The new standards will not only make Americans healthier, they will also create thousands of new jobs and save billions of dollars in health care costs every year. EPA Issues First National Mercury Standards Last week, the EPA issued the first national standards ever created to improve air quality by reducing mercury and other toxic air pollution from U.S. power plants. See More About:  air pollution  mercury  air quality What is Air Pollution? Everyone knows what air pollution is, where it comes from, and the problems it creates, right? Or do they? See More About:  air pollution  air quality  smog All About Smog You can't talk about air pollution for long without talking about smog. Learn more than you ever thought there was to know about smog from this series of frequently asked questions. What is Coal Pollution Doing to You? If you think pollution from coal-fired power plants is someone else's problem, take a short quiz to find out how coal pollution is affecting you and the community where you live. See More About:  coal-fired power plants  air pollution  air quality Environmental Issues Ads Mercury Air Pollution EPA Water Pollution Environmental Issues Featured Articles Renewable Energy Green Living & Design Health & Environment Recycling Biodiversity & Conservation Pollution   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Larry West Environmental Issues Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Environmental Issues newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads How Much Radiation is Safe? How Safe are U.S. Nuclear Reactors? 10 Ways You Can Reduce Global Warming How to Save the Planet in 30 Minutes Fly or Drive? Which is Greener? Advertisement