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Bruce Westerman: I noticed that a big, mature forest that it was private land. Somebody had apparently sold that, they clear-cut it.

On the recordDecember 5, 2023
I noticed that a big, mature forest that it was private land. Somebody had apparently sold that, they clear-cut it.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman shares a personal observation about clear-cutting for solar panel projects.

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