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2003 in the environment

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402: 342: 306:, a state run sulfur plant near Mosul in Iraq, was the site of the largest recorded human-made release of sulfur dioxide when a fire (thought to have been deliberately started) gained control and burned for almost a month. 272: 276: 324:. The Biosafety Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology. 328: 352:
Permission was granted by the Uruguay government to build a pulp mill on the Uruguay River. Concerns about water pollution lead to protests and the
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is signed in New Zealand between Fonterra, Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and regional councils.
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An agreement was reached between the US states of Illinois and Arkansas to address pollution levels of the
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Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants
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comes into force. It is an agreement to provide for the control and reduction of emissions of
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enters into force. It is an international agreement on biosafety as a supplement to the
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case brought before the International Court of Justice. The
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Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay (Argentina v. Uruguay)
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Plans to build new runways in the United Kingdom at
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
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