Mercury

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According to the Healthy Florida First infographic, some of the Enfamil formulas tested allegedly had concerning levels of mercury.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Southern California is gearing up for a third straight day of record-breaking temperatures as an unusually long and strong March heat wave pushes the mercury up to 35 degrees above normal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

On many tracks, he crafts a thickened variation on Bob Dylan’s wild mercury sound, with gurgling organ, touches of strings and horns, and evocative swells of pedal-steel guitar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Restricting mercury pollution was another key issue for Kennedy, something he personally championed in the past.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

This work left the main question unanswered: why would mercury rise only 30 inches and water only 33 feet?

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife