Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : U.S. Signs 8-Nation Accord on Arctic
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The United States and seven other countries with territory north of the Arctic Circle signed a non-binding agreement to cooperate in monitoring pollution of the arctic environment and to protect the region’s plant and animal life. The pact, signed in Finland, calls for cooperative programs to monitor pollution by oil, radiation, metals, acid and noise. Signers are the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Soviet Union.
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