Mercury Pollution

This is a partial transcript of Special Report with Brit Hume , December 3, that has been edited for clarity.Watch Special Report With Brit Hume weeknights at 6 p.m. ET(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)LEDFORD: What this administration is doing is looking for the lowest possible standard or the provision within the  Clean Air Act ( search ) that allows them to be as lenient as they can get away with. And that's simply not fair to the women and children of America.(END VIDEO CLIP)BRIT HUME, HOST: Environmental groups say the administration is about to sell out again to corporate interests by weakening new rules on mercury pollution by power plants. The issue is how much mercury can be in the smoke that emanates from coal-burning, energy plants and ends up in rivers, and ultimately, in the bodies of fish causing, it is said, potential health hazards in children and unborn fetuses.But is that all there is to it? One who says no is Chris Horner, senior fellow at the  Competitive Enterprise Institute ( sea...

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