STUDY LINKING MERCURY, AUTISM PROMPTS CALLS FOR EPA TO TIGHTEN RULE

New evidence linking mercury exposure to autism in children is prompting calls for EPA to tighten its proposal to require first-time mercury reductions from the electric power sector. While the study does not claim to prove that mercury exposure causes autism, it provides further evidence that it may be a factor. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) just completed an 18-month review that finds autistic children share a near-universal trait that makes them more susceptible to mercury exposure from a variety...