Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/11/us-ratifies-convention-on-mercury-emissions.php
Saturday, November 9, 2013
US ratifies convention on mercury emissions
[JURIST] The US on Thursday became the first country to ratify [press release] the Minamata Convention [text, PDF], which seeks to bring down emissions and releases of mercury, prompting praise from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) [official website]. There are currently 93 signatories to the convention, but the US is the only country to have ratified the agreement, giving the agreement legal force in the US. Named after the place where thousands of people were poisoned by mercury [BU backgrounder]...
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