▁Environment al ▁chap ters ▁of ▁the ▁T PP ▁revealed ▁" just ▁how ▁far ▁apart ▁the ▁US ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁nations ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁treat y , ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁points ▁of ▁disag re ement ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁intellectual ▁property ▁alone . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁documents ▁speak s ▁of ▁' gre at ▁pressure ' ▁being ▁applied ▁by ▁the ▁US ." ▁Australia ▁in ▁particular ▁oppos es ▁the ▁US ' s ▁propos als ▁for ▁copy right ▁protection ▁and ▁an ▁element ▁supported ▁by ▁all ▁other ▁nations ▁involved ▁to ▁" limit ▁the ▁li ability ▁of ▁I SP s ▁for ▁copy right ▁in fr ing ement ▁by ▁their ▁users ." ▁Another ▁stick ing ▁point ▁lies ▁with ▁Japan ' s ▁rel uct ance ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁its ▁agricult ural ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Political ▁difficulties , ▁particularly ▁those ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁Trade ▁Prom otion ▁Author ity ▁( TP A ) ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress , ▁presented ▁another ▁hold ▁on ▁the ▁T PP ▁negoti ations . ▁The ▁ch airs ▁of ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Progress ive ▁C au cus ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁T PP . ▁" This ▁deal ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁most ▁progress ive ▁trade ▁deal ▁ever ." ▁" Wh ile ▁details ▁are ▁still ▁emer ging , ▁we ▁are ▁concerned ▁the ▁Trans - P ac ific ▁Part ners hip ▁( TP P ) ▁will ▁destroy ▁jobs ▁and ▁de press ▁w ages , ▁threaten ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁standards , ▁harm ▁our ▁air , ▁land ▁and ▁water , ▁and ▁make