The Earth Summit: building a body of environmental law

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The United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, also known as the Earth Summit, is a summit meeting on achieving international consensus on environmental issues scheduled for Jun 1-14, 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. Some entrenched positions are already apparent, such as US insistence on exemptions in greenhouse gas emission standards. Fears exist that the summit will have little real effect on international environmental law. Others are hopeful that the Charter Principles being voted on will eventually carry the force of law.

Interpretation and construction, Developing countries, Environmental policy, International environmental law, Environmental law, International, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, 1992

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Ideology confronts realities

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The House Republicans are moving ahead with their regulatory reform effort, but are having to make a few concessions along the way. The GOP hopes to put a freeze on future regulation-making and stop the implementation of regulations created since Nov 20, 1994. Democratic efforts to exempt some regulations have failed, meaning clean water and worker safety regulations may be frozen. Business has been more successful at protecting the regulations it wants to keep, including one to lower the cost to banks of federal insurance.

Political activity, Deregulation, Republican Party (United States)

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Price deal averts trade sanctions; firms helps U.S. avoid tomato war with Mexico

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A settlement between the Clinton administration, the Florida state government and the Mexican tomato industry has resulted in an agreement setting a floor on the price Mexico will charge for its tomatoes. Tomatoes win first place among Mexican winter produce exports to the US, and the agreement averted Florida's dumping claim against Mexico and Mexico's plan to ask the World Trade Organization to intervene.

Vegetables and melons, Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming, Tomatoes, International aspects, Mexico, Vegetable industry, Economic sanctions, Sanctions (International law)

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