
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 14, 1991                   TAG: 9103140193
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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PACT SIGNED TO REDUCE ACID RAIN

The United States and Canada agreed Wednesday to sharp reductions in sulfur-dioxide emissions as the keystone to a bilateral accord to fight acid rain and other pollutants on both sides of the border.

The pact, signed by President Bush and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in Ottawa, also establishes a bilateral Air Quality Committee to monitor all types of pollution and seek ways to avoid or mitigate potential risks.

Canada has said marine life in as many as 14,000 lakes is in jeopardy from U.S.-caused acid rain.

The accord, which does not require Senate ratification, builds on the air-quality goals already written into U.S. law by the Clean Air Act that Bush signed Nov. 15.

- Associated Press

by CNB