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US launches process to set Idaho mercury pollution standards
Summary by Ground News
The EPA is taking public comments through Sept. 9 on its plan to propose the mercury criteria. After the proposal is finalized, the EPA will determine whether the Endangered Species Act applies. Idaho has runs of salmon and steelhead that are federally protected under the act. Eating fish containing mercury is a known health risk.