The science is overwhelming. Local mercury emissions create local mercury hot spots.

I'm sure our usual hot spots will perk right up,

The simulations show us where the hot spots are, and they show us how we should prioritize the strengthening of buildings. That's the most important thing.

We will make sure that all the hot spots and smoldering areas are put out for the simple fact that if the wind picks up, we'll be in trouble.

The best way to address concerns about mercury emissions from U.S. power plants is to leave the existing regulations in place. Sending E.P.A. back to the drawing board would only delay regulation of power plant emissions, not accelerate them, as Senator Leahy and others claim.

The hot spots studied in this paper are essentially refugee camps for many of our planet's most unique plant and animal species. If those areas are no longer habitable due to global warming then we will quite literally be destroying the last sanctuaries many of these species have left.