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On the recordAugust 24, 2022
what that would do is have a standard that you will be denied a permit unless you can show that there's a reasonable probability of no additional harm.
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Ro Khanna
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Khanna explains the intended impact of the Environmental Justice for All Act on permitting standards.

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