sh, game and wildlife health impacts due to mercury pollution levels, in 2004

id 2005 :

Bald Eagle health problems

Gamefish, including walleye and bass, fail to reproduce, survive, and found to

grow slower

Loons, otters and mink sharing fishing waters with anglers show heavy con-

tamination

Duck mercury study leads to emergency restrictions issued to hunters during

duck season

It doesn't have to be this way . Coal-

fired power plants release nearly

100,000 pounds of mercury into our

air every year (along with other toxins

like arsenic). This is the largest sin-

gle source of mercury pollution in fish,

waterfowl and wildlife inhabiting our

local lakes and streams . But we can

do better . Installing cost-effective

mercury controls on coal plants would

address this problem, and over time

make fish safe to feed our families

again .

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has proposed cutting

mercury pollution from Illinois coal plants by 90% by 2009 .

We have the technology to meet these levels and protect our

families' health, but the out-of-state companies that own these

plants are fighting to derail the plan instead

.

Illinois sportsmen and women can add their voices to

those who want clean air, clean water, and healthy wildlife

populations . Use the postcard attached to tell the Illinois

Pollution Control Board to support the Governor's proposal

.

Send the other card back to us and we'll keep you posted on

the proposal and other opportunities to help enact it.

Dear Sierra Club

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Please keep me posted on efforts to protect human

health, fish, and wildlife from mercury contamination

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I urge you to adopt strong controls that, by 2009, would

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warning for mercury contamination . Illinois can address this

problem now and show America how requiring cost-effective

measures for mercury control will clean up local lakes and

streams and promote a healthy economy

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