New Orleans restaurants are critical to the efforts to help people protect themselves through education and activism. We will set the date for the 2006 event soon, but in the meantime please continue to support this year’s participating restaurants.
Toxic mercury is threatening our health and our seafood. Recent EPA estimates put 630,000 children born at risk of neurological disorders every year due to in utero mercury exposure. Find out how you can protect yourself through a sensible diet, and which Louisiana waterways currently have advisories.
The EPA has an historic opportunity to decrease mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, currently the largest source of mercury into the environment. Unfortunately, the EPA proposal doesn't go far enough to limit emissions and protect the public health. Find out more and send your comments to the EPA asking for a more proactive rule.