Ayelet Waldman : EPA was supposed to limit toxic pollutants like mercury 20 years ago . But the agency has been slow in implementing a new rule that would have required it by 2015, and now is considering delaying implementation until after next year's presidential election. The opinions in this commentary are solely those of Ayelet Waldman . Waldman : Mercury contributes to birth defects , nerve disorders , learning disablilites . It 's time to seriously limit mercury emissions that poison environment , she writes .
Ayelet Waldman : EPA was supposed to limit toxic pollutants like mercury 20 years ago . But the agency has been slow in implementing a new rule that would have required it by 2015, and now is considering delaying implementation until after next year's presidential election. Waldman : Mercury contributes to birth defects , nerve disorders , learning disablilites . It 's time to seriously limit mercury emissions that poison environment , she writes .