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  • Dear Illinois Pollution Control Board :
You hold the key to eliminating a key threat to Lake Michigan - mercury contamination .
  • A recent NOAH study found that Lake Michigan is the most contaminated with mercury
of all the Great Lakes, and that coal-burning power plants contribute the lion's share of41% pollution .
  • Illinois plants are among the top sources of mercury into Lake Michigan .
  • Mercury pollution poses serious risks for human health as well to the health of
Lake Michigan.
  • Modern, inexpensive pollution controls can capture 90% of the mercury from a power
plant .
  • In fact, several states are requiring power plant own...
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