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Environmental

Jul. 23, 1999

Searching South of the Border

SAN FRANCISCO - A Canadian company wants nearly $1 billion in compensation for Gov. Gray Davis' order phasing out the controversial gasoline additive MTBE, a demand that raises critical questions about whether California's attempts to protect its environment will be dragged into the swamp of international trade law.

By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A Canadian company wants nearly $1 billion in compensation for Gov. Gray Davis' order phasing out the controversial gasoline additive MTBE, a demand that raises critical questions about whether California's attempts to protect its environment will be dragged into the swamp of internationa...

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