Sentence examples for mandate reductions from inspiring English sources

The other, for the first time, would mandate reductions in toxic pollutants like mercury.

The oil industry would certainly benefit from the White House's refusal to mandate reductions in carbon dioxide and its efforts to reshape clean air regulations.

Senator Thomas Carper, Democrat of Delaware, has proposed a bill that would trim sulfur dioxide emissions by 80 percent, cut nitrogen oxides by half and, for the first time, mandate reductions in mercury pollution.

But he would be reluctant for the United States to act unilaterally to mandate reductions in greenhouse gases unless other nations such as China and India agreed to similar cuts.

The Connecticut Business and Industry Association said it would oppose any mandated reductions.

What he does not call for is unilateral American action to legislate mandated reductions in carbon dioxide to 1990 levels by 2020 and 80percentt below by 2050.

Mr. Martyak confirmed the report, saying the administration's new "Clear Skies" initiative that mandates reductions in crucial emissions over the next 10 years would render new source review redundant.

Mr. Bush simply has to hold on to enough lawmakers to thwart, with a veto if necessary, any congressionally mandated reductions or timetables for withdrawal.

To that end, the Budget Control Act passed by Congress last year -- with the support of Republicans and Democrats alike -- mandates reductions in federal spending, including defense spending.

Perhaps the most significant action by the Legislature this year was the passage of a bill mandating reductions in automobile emissions of carbon dioxide, the main gas that scientists say is building up in the atmosphere and causing global warming.

And if Congress does not adopt the recommendations of the bipartisan committee studying deficit reduction, the mandated reductions in Pentagon spending would more than double, to about $900 billion, and fall on just about every category of defense spending.