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David Skaggs: Why should that publicly owned powerplant not pay for cleaning up its own pollution?

On the recordJanuary 23, 1995
Why should that publicly owned powerplant not pay for cleaning up its own pollution?
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David Skaggs
Colorado

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Questioning the responsibility of a publicly owned powerplant for its pollution.

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