U.S. CONSIDERS PACT TO LIMIT SHIP POLLUTION STRICTER THAN TREATY LIMITS

The United States may seek an agreement with other countries to limit ships' sulfur fuel content at levels stricter than what an international shipping treaty allows, at the same time that the Senate is preparing to ratify the treaty negotiated under the International Maritime Organization (IMO). If enacted, the treaty would commit the United States to require reductions of sulfur content in maritime diesel fuel to 4.5 percent by volume. Ratification would also give EPA the power to start work...