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EPISODE · Jan 26, 2013 · 5 MIN

United Nations Creates New Treaty on Mercury

from Living on Earth · host Living on Earth

UN Delegates from over 140 countries make a deal for a treaty to limit world wide mercury emissions. David Lennett, senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, attended the meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, and tells host Steve Curwood that the treaty is a step in the right direction but could have been stronger. (published January 25, 2013)

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