NAFTA. A ban of MTBE would be considered a barrier to trade and therefore be actionable by a WTO tribunal. Also, because our government is bent on merging Mexico, Canada and the USA into a single economic and political bloc, they don't want to mess with the MTBE producers in Canada. It might affect their ability to complete the merger.
FYI for now they are calling it the North American Community-- a mini-EU that will eventually expand to encompass the whole Western Hemisphere via CAFTA then the FTAA. There was a recent article posted about security and the North American Community--look it up if you're interested. Its an eye opener and very bad news for the future of the United States as a sovereign country.
Our elected officials swore an oath to abide by our constitution, which states that they're responsible to protect the populace from all threats, both foreign & domestic. This domestic threat to the health of the people is a life and death situation and this thumps all other agreements, especially foreign.
I'm certain that there must be language in the NAFTA plan which would nullify any agreement which would be destructive to the health & welfare of our nation. If not there certainly should be! I'm convinced that somewhere in that agreement there's an out that can be used to nullify an agreement, especially if there's a threat to the safety of our people.
thumps = trumps