Open Congress : News Articles for S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007

President Bush Signs Obama's Mercury Export Ban into Law

2008-10-15T20:00:00Z

S. 906, the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008, prohibits the transfer of elemental mercury by federal agencies, bans US export of elemental mercury by 2013, ...

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US Joins EU in Banning Mercury Exports

2008-10-13T20:00:00Z

The Mercury Market Minimization Act, S. 906, prohibits the sale of mercury by the US government, bans exports of elemental mercury starting in 2010, ...

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Taking A Bite Out Of Mercury Trade

2008-10-02T20:00:00Z

The US export ban legislation, S. 906, requires the Department of Energy to establish by 2010 a long-term storage facility for excess commercial mercury. ...

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Major Mercury Protection Law Passes Congress, Will Prevent Exports

2008-09-28T20:00:00Z

...and policy experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The new law, called the Mercury Market Minimization Act (S.906), puts an end to the cycle of poison where this dangerous neurotoxin is being phased out by industry and the government he

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Congress Passes Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2008

2008-09-28T20:00:00Z

Today legislation (S. 906) passed Congress that prohibits the export of elemental mercury from the United States and provides for its long-term storage and ...

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Obama's Mercury Export Ban Bill Marked-up in Senate EPW Committee Today; Environmentalists, States and Industry Support Substitute Bill

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- The Mercury Market Minimization Act, S. 906, (substitute), is scheduled to be marked up today at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee. The legislation would prohibit the sale

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