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Grace Napolitano: “The mountain pine beetle, an insect no greater than a grain of rice, has killed millions of acres of pines across the…”

On the recordJune 15, 2009
The mountain pine beetle, an insect no greater than a grain of rice, has killed millions of acres of pines across the West...
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Grace Napolitano
Democratic · California

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Napolitano highlights the devastating impact of the mountain pine beetle on western forests.

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