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On the recordNovember 28, 2012
The burning of coal is the single largest anthropogenic source of mercury air emissions, having more than tripled since 1970.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio

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Kucinich highlights the significant increase in mercury emissions from coal burning.

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