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International Maritime Organization Approves U.S.–Canadian Proposal for Strengthened Controls on Air Pollution from Ships in North American Waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2010

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References

1 International Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships, Nov. 2, 1973,1340 UNTS 184, as modified by Protocol, Feb. 17, 1978, 1340 UNTS 61. MARPOL Annex VI deals with prevention of air pollution from ships. See http://www.imo.org/Conventions/contents.asp?doc_id=678&topic_id=258#11.

2 Juliet, Eilperin Ships Near U.S., Canada May Be Subject to New Controls , Wash. Post, Mar. 29, 2010, at A8. On the existing IMO air pollution standards for ships, see http://www.dieselnet.com/standards/inter/imo.php.Google Scholar

3 Cornelia, Dean U.S. Seeks to Reduce Emissions from Ships in Coastal Areas , N.Y. Times, Mar. 31, 2009 Google Scholar; Juliet, Eilperin U.S., Canada Propose Pollution Control Zones for Ports, Wash. Post, Mar. 31, 2009.Google Scholar

4 Kari, Lydersen & Juliet, Eilperin EPA Proposal to Cut Great Lakes Ship Emissions Stirs the Waters , Wash. Post, Oct. 23, 2009, at A6.Google Scholar

5 [Editor’s Note: The IMO action was, in fact, an amendment to an optional technical annex of the MARPOL Convention, made pursuant to a specialized amendment process for such annexes authorized by Article 16 of the Convention.]

6 EPA Fact Sheet EPA-420-F-10-015, Designation of North American Emission Control Area to Reduce Emissions from Ships: Regulatory Announcement (Mar. 2010) (footnote and heading omitted), at http://www.epa.gov/oms/regs/nonroad/marine/ci/420f10015.htm.Google Scholar

7 EPA Press Release, IMO Adopts Proposal for Emission Control Area/Move Safeguards Health of Port Communities and Those Beyond (Mar. 26, 2010), at http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/newsreleases.htm.Google Scholar

8 Public L. No. 110-280, 122 Stat. 2611 (2008).