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On the recordApril 18, 2012
If this legislation passes, its liability shield will halt those lawsuits, and leave these communities... with MTBE-contaminated water supply stranded with billions of dollars in cleanup costs.
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Lois Capps
Democratic · California

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Capps warns about the implications of proposed legislation on communities affected by MTBE.

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