By Brandon Patterson

In 2010, Ohio power plants emitted 4,218 pounds of toxic mercury, which is the second highest amount in the nation, into our air [From “America’s Biggest Mercury Polluters” report, Appendix, page 20 of the PDF]. This mercury pollution threatens our health and our environment, as it falls into our waterways and contaminates the fish which end up on our dinner plates. Mercury is a potent
neurotoxin, and exposure to it can lead to learning disabilities and developmental disorders in children. Already one in ten American women of childbearing age is likely to have mercury levels in her blood high enough to put her baby at risk.

CLEVELAND, OH - Summer concerts return to PlayhouseSquare with the Labatt Blue Light Lime Outdoor Concert Series presented by 106.5 The LAKE, three free outdoor after-work concerts on Star Plaza (located at E. 14^th Street and Euclid Avenue) on Thursday, June 14; Thursday, July 19; and Thursday, August 9. Developed by PlayhouseSquare and the PlayhouseSquare District Development Corporation (PDDC), the series features localCleveland bands, Labatt Blue Light Lime Beer, happy “half-hour” specials from 5:00 p.m.