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Jared Huffman: I think it is important that no amount of stagecraft can sort of change the subject from the absolute environmental…

On the recordAugust 1, 2013
I think it is important that no amount of stagecraft can sort of change the subject from the absolute environmental destruction that occurs when all streams are despoiled by the improper disposal of this waste.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Huffman emphasizes the environmental damage caused by mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia.

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