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James M. Jeffords: This is a most serious problem, as far as I am concerned. Approximately 20,000 lives are prematurely ended each year…

On the recordMarch 10, 2004
This is a most serious problem, as far as I am concerned. Approximately 20,000 lives are prematurely ended each year because of old dirty powerplants not required to apply best available control technologies.
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James M. Jeffords
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congress.gov
Mar 10, 2004

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Senator Jeffords discusses the health impacts of outdated powerplants.

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