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Jared Huffman: I want to respectfully push back a little bit against the idea that it is somehow environmental regulations or…

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
I want to respectfully push back a little bit against the idea that it is somehow environmental regulations or environmental standards that are holding up the possibility of constructing lots of new dams.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman argues that environmental regulations are not the main barrier to new dam construction.

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