Read more mercury stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20359/mercury.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:29:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67967/fishy-tale-gets-piven-off-the-hook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven was on the level when he blamed mercury poisoning for his decision to bail on a Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow last December, an arbitrator has ruled. "While we respect the decision, we strongly disagree with it," the producers of the David Mamet play said in a statement. Said...http://www.newser.com/story/67967/fishy-tale-gets-piven-off-the-hook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 16:48:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCatch a fish in one of America's streams, and there's a good chance it will have at least trace amounts of mercury. The most comprehensive survey to date from the US Geological Survey tested more than 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the nation—and found mercury in...http://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:04:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60400/maine-law-targets-cfl-mercury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMaine has become the first state in the nation to tackle the problem of mercury in low-energy light bulbs, the Boston Globe reports. A new state law requires manufacturers to reduce the amount of the toxic metal in the bulbs and pay for the cost of safe recycling, a measure...http://www.newser.com/story/60400/maine-law-targets-cfl-mercury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 3:09:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57869/utilities-poison-water-to-meet-epa-air-regs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal law that keeps utilities from poisoning the air is causing toxic metals to infiltrate US waterways, the Washington Post reports. As the Environmental Protection Agency debates possible solutions with lawmakers, utility companies are storing pollutants like mercury and selenium in sludge ponds that eventually leak into lakes and...http://www.newser.com/story/57869/utilities-poison-water-to-meet-epa-air-regs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 May 2009 16:14:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51927/piven-avoids-penalty-for-broadway-absence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven has escaped punishment—at least for now—for bailing on the Broadway play Speed-the-Plow , reports Playbill . Piven insists he had to leave because of mercury poisoning, but the producers aren't buying it. The actor appeared before representatives of the Actors' Equity Association and the Broadway League at a...http://www.newser.com/story/51927/piven-avoids-penalty-for-broadway-absence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 21:54:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49072/mercury-found-in-corn-syrup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA test of some of America's most popular processed foods has turned up trace amounts of mercury, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Researchers believe that the mercury, found in levels far lower than in seafood, comes from plants that use caustic soda laced with mercury to produce high-fructose corn syrup, widely...http://www.newser.com/story/49072/mercury-found-in-corn-syrup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 8:11:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48657/sundance-stunner-sheds-light-on-dolphin-slaughter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlanning a trip to Sea World? You might want to go before you see The Cove —because you sure won’t want to after. The documentary, made by a National Geographic photographer and Flipper’s former trainer, takes viewers inside a secret cove in Japan, Andrew O’Hehir, from Sundance, writes in Salon....http://www.newser.com/story/48657/sundance-stunner-sheds-light-on-dolphin-slaughter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 11:41:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47720/mercury-illness-was-real-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven has taken a lot of flak since leaving the Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow due to unhealthy amounts of mercury in his body—including anonymous sources who said medical reasons were a cover for the fact that he was fired—but the condition was real, the actor tells People...http://www.newser.com/story/47720/mercury-illness-was-real-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:29:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45699/mercury-count-speeds-pivens-broadway-exit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven is bailing on Broadway because of a high mercury count, and it doesn’t sound like David Mamet is buying the excuse, Variety reports. “My understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer,” said Mamet, who wrote Speed-the-Plow . The popular play, a...http://www.newser.com/story/45699/mercury-count-speeds-pivens-broadway-exit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Dec 2008 11:57:48 CST