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Canada-United States Ozone Annex to the 1991 Air Quality Agreement

  Protocol between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America - December 7, 2000
  Canada and the United States Embark on New Era of Cleaner Air - December 7, 2000 news release for the Ozone Annex signature in Washington

Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement

  Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement

Progress under the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement

  Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement 2004 Progress Report
  Cleaner Air through Cooperation (Brochure) - 2003
     (also available in PDF)
  Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement 2002 Progress Report
  Saskatchewan-North Dakota Monitoring, 1999-2000
  Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement 2000 Progress Report
  Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement 1998 Progress Report
  Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement 1996 Progress Report
  Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement 1994 Progress Report
  Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement 1992 Progress Report

Canada-U.S. joint report on transboundary particulate matter (PM)

  CANADA-UNITED STATES Transboundary PM Science Assessment. December 2004. The report was undertaken by the Canada-U.S. Subcommittee on Scientific Co-operation, in support of the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement and summarizes the current knowledge of the transboundary transport of PM and PM precursors between Canada and the United States in a scientific assessment.

Environment Canada positions on U.S. EPA regulatory proposals for air quality and mercury

	News Release - Environment Canada calls for faster reductions in air pollutants from U.S. power plants [2004-04-01]
	Comment submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by Environment Canada: Proposed Rule to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Interstate Air Quality Rule)
	Comment submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by Environment Canada: Proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; and, in the Alternative, Proposed Standards of Performance for New and Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Steam Generating Units

Canada-U.S. joint report on transboundary ground-level ozone

  Ground-Level Ozone: Occurrence and transport in Eastern North America - March 1999 Canada-U.S. transboundary ozone report that includes a description of the ozone transport issue (also available in PDF)

Canadian Positions on Ground-level ozone Programs in the U.S.

  National Ambient Air Quality Standards Proposed Decisions on Particulate Matter and Ozone - March 11, 1997 Canadian submission to EPA on the tightening of the U.S. air quality standards for ozone and inhalable particles (smog)
  Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain States in the Ozone Transport Assessment Group Region for Purposes of Reducing Regional Transport of Ozone: Proposed Rule - March 16, 1998 Canadian government submission to EPA to support the U.S. NOx reduction program
  Canada supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in efforts to reduce cross-border air pollution - July 1999 news release about Canadian government legal "friend of the court" or amicus curiae brief to support U.S. EPA NOx reduction program in a federal court challenge
  Brief of amicus curiae Government of Canada in support of respondent and affirmance of rule - July 1999 Canadian amicus curiae brief to support U.S. EPA NOx reduction program in U.S. court challenge

Environment Canada positions on Ontario proposals for the electricity sector and emissions trading

  Comments from Environment Canada on Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) Registry No. RA01E0008 (Lakeview Thermal Generating Station Emission Limits) - April 25, 2001 Environment Canada comment to Ontario government proposal for emission reductions at Lakeview electricity generating station
  Environment Minister David Anderson Comments on Ontario's Proposed Emissions Reduction Limits for the Electricity Sector - June 22, 2001 Environment Minister Anderson statement on Ontario proposal for emission caps for the electricity sector and an emissions trading system
  Environment Canada Comment to the Ontario Government on Environmental Bill of Rights - June 22, 2001 Environment Canada comment to Ontario on proposal for emission caps for the electricity sector and an emissions trading system

Environment Canada Position on New Source Review Program Reforms in U.S.

  Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Non-attainment New Source Review (NSR): Routine Maintenance, Repair and Replacement - May 1, 2003 - Environment Canada comment submitted to U.S. EPA regarding routine maintenance (also in PDF)

United Nations agreement negotiated and signed by Canada and the U.S. in 1999 that addresses ground-level ozone

  Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution - This is the address for the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and the recent Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone signed in Gothenburg in December 1999 which includes commitments for sources of emissions of NOx and VOC emissions similar to those used in the Canada-U.S. Ozone Annex

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