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Mercury found in Midwest rain 

CHICAGO (AP) - Rain contaminated with mercury from
coal-fired electric plants is fouling Midwest lakes
and rivers, according to a report released by
environmental groups. Mercury is showing up in Chicago
rainfall at levels 42 times greater than federal
standards have considered safe, according to Andrew
Buchsbaum of the National Wildlife Federation. Mercury
levels in rain are even higher in Detroit and Duluth,
Minn., he said. Separately, New York state's attorney
general was taking legal action Wednesday against 17
Midwestern coal-fired electric plants, saying their
pollution has contaminated air in the Northeast for
years. 

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