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Henry Waxman: “Industry can pollute because it costs less to dump pollution than to pay to clean it up.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
Industry can pollute because it costs less to dump pollution than to pay to clean it up.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the economic incentives for pollution over cleanup.

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