Learning From the Fight Against Lead

This month marked the first meeting of the parties of an international treaty to curb mercury pollution -– the Minamata Convention. The treaty was negotiated so it wouldn’t change U.S. policy, said Boston University environmental policy professor Henrik Selin, but it will likely force China to cut back on emissions from coal-fired power plants, which can send pollution as far as the California coast. The treaty will also restrict the more localized threat that comes from the use of mercury in gold mining in developing countries.
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