Open AccessReducing ship emissions along U.S. coastline
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2009eo140005
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , environmental protection , environmental science , kilometer , environmental planning , business , oceanography , environmental resource management , engineering , transport engineering , geology , philosophy , epistemology
The United States has called for reducing harmful ship emissions by asking the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations agency, to create a 370‐kilometer‐wide emissions control area (ECA) around the U.S. coastline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on 30 March. IMO will begin reviewing the proposal in July, and approval could occur as early as next year.