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On the recordMarch 10, 2004
This seems to be a cavalier attitude taken by EPA regarding its inability to determine where this 65 tons of mercury goes each year.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Senator Boxer criticizes the EPA's lack of regulation on mercury emissions.

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