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Gary Palmer: “Would it bother you if EPA employees were acting preemptively without scientific data, without doing the due diligence…”

On the recordApril 27, 2016
Would it bother you if EPA employees were acting preemptively without scientific data, without doing the due diligence, to go ahead and deny someone a permit?
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Gary Palmer
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Palmer emphasizes the need for scientific data before denying permits.

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