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On the recordApril 26, 2016
Mary's tribe in Washington State was gravely impacted by a hydropower project that dried up part of the Skokomish River.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva highlights the adverse effects of a hydropower project on the Skokomish Indian Tribe.

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