Read more waterborne stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/40129/waterborne.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 02:04:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57869/utilities-poison-water-to-meet-epa-air-regs.htmlHarry Kimball<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=205435&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331224602' border='0' />A 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...The coal-fired Plant Schereris in operation at Juliette, Ga.http://www.newser.com/story/57869/utilities-poison-water-to-meet-epa-air-regs.htmlSat, 02 May 2009 16:14:00 CDT