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Nanette Barragán: “Addressing climate change is anything but radical, as marine and coastal fisheries support over $20 billion in economic…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
Addressing climate change is anything but radical, as marine and coastal fisheries support over $20 billion in economic activity, and about 130,000 jobs in California each year.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

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Barragan argues against the notion that climate change action is radical, citing economic benefits.

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