Environmental NGO Urges More Enforcement of Montreal Convention as U.S. Court Sentences Freon Smugglers

On September 5, 1997, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) revealed blatant violations of the 1987 Montreal Protocol as its signatories met to discuss its provisions. Meanwhile, a U.S. District Court in Florida, meted out sentences for defendants of smuggling chlorofluorocarbons into the U.S.... [more]