Mercury, the infamous silvery liquid metal, is a proven neurotoxin and exposure to mercury is a potential serious health threat for pregnant women and young children in particular. During the first years of life, a child's brain is still developing and rapidly absorbing nutrients. Even in low doses, mercury may affect a child's development, delaying walking and talking, shortening attention span and causing learning disabilities.

Fossil fuels have no dominion over us: it's time for community power. Clean Water Action works to protect public health, the environment, and local economies, by shifting Massachusetts away from the burning of coal and aiding communities in the transition.

Public policies can reduce waste and its impacts

Update: Don't let the Patrick Administration reverse its stance on waste reduction. Most of us don’t think about waste in between the weekly pick-up when the garbage truck hauls our discards “away.” But waste is at the root of many local and global problems: pollution of air and water, diminishing energy and material resources, and climate change.