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On the recordFebruary 4, 2013
We have a rapidly diminishing window to act to reduce our carbon pollution before the catastrophic impacts of climate change are irreversible.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman warns about the urgent need to address carbon pollution.

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