U.S. TO PUSH 'COLLABORATIVE' MERCURY CUTS AS ALTERNATIVE TO EU TREATY

The United States plans to propose a collaborative approach to reducing global mercury emissions that could be pushed as a limited alternative to European calls for a treaty that could ban certain commercial activities. Sweden, Norway and other European nations have recently proposed sweeping mercury control measures, including a possible ban on trade involving the neurotoxin, and the European Union is expected to propose a treaty process at a February 21-25 United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Governing Council meeting in...