Coal-fired power plants are a source of mercury that people can ingest by eating fish. Mark Wilson/Getty Images People fishing along the banks of the White River as it winds through Indianapolis ...

Many Vermonters continue to place themselves at risk from mercury poisoning by eating fish caught in Vermont waters. EPA scientists estimate that one in six women of childbearing age have unsafe ...

LOS ANGELES - In an unusual health study, researchers analyzing toxin levels in tens of thousands of toenail clippings determined that mercury from eating fish does not raise the risk of heart disease ...

Alabama has released its list of fish consumption advisories for 2025 to warn the public not to eat fish from some waterways due to the presence of harmful substances like mercury or other chemicals.

The Food and Drug Administration is pushing to scuttle the government's advice about mercury-contaminated sea-food, a dramatic policy change that would, in effect, encourage women and children to eat ...

People fishing along the banks of the White River as it winds through Indianapolis sometimes pass by ominous signs warning about eating the fish they catch. One of the risks they have faced is mercury ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gabriel Filippelli, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) People fishing along the ...