RFK, Jr. Silent as EPA Weakens Mercury Pollution Rules

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March 18, 2025, 4:00 PM

• •Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once fought mercury pollution, but now he's in an administration that wants to make it easier for industries to dump it into the air and water.
• •Kennedy has not responded to requests for comment or questions about whether he still believes mercury is a public health threat.
• •Kennedy has used his Cabinet position as health secretary to put food-additive companies on notice about adding dyes and chemicals in food.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., once poisoned by mercury, is silent as EPA weakens rules against it. Kennedy fought mercury pollution for years, but he is now in an administration that wants to make it easier for industries to dump it into the air and water. Before Kennedy was confirmed in January to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he ran a presidential campaign on the promise to "make America healthy again

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