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EPA History

EPA History: Montreal Protocol

Delegates at the 2010 Montreal Protocol Meeting of the Parties in Bangkok

Press Releases and Administrator Speeches

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  • President Reagan on Montreal Protocol Ratification
    [EPA press release - December 21, 1987]

  • Lee M. Thomas Statement on U.S. Ratification of the Montreal Protocol
    [EPA press release - April 5, 1988]

  • Opening Statement at the Second Meeting of Parties to the Montreal Protocol
    by William K. Reilly [EPA speech - June 27-29, 1990]

  • Remarks at the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
    by William K. Reilly [EPA speech - November 23, 1992]

  • Accelerated Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
    [EPA press release - November 25, 1992]

  • EPA Announces Full Phaseout of CFCs and Other Ozone Depleters
    [EPA press release - November 30, 1993]

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