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The U.S. has entered into scores of legally-binding treaties with other nations to curb pollution, protect natural resources or regulate the international flow of energy and energy resources. Please select a treaty to which the U.S. is a signatory and describe its key provisions.

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Provisions of an environmental treaty in which the US is a signatory.

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Due to the growing hole in the ozone layer, the United States with 188 other nations signed the Montreal Protocol. It has been perhaps the most successful environmental treaty in history. The key purpose of this treaty was the phase out of chemicals which were known to harm the ozone layer. The treaty was opened for signature on September 16, 1987 and was enacted on ...

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