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On the recordJune 15, 2010
I think it is appropriate for the well owner who derives benefit from the production to also bear the risk if those hydrocarbons are released into the environment inadvertently.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes accountability for environmental risks associated with oil production.

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Jul 10, 2024

Not really. I have just come from the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which is having a hearing on the Key Bridge, the bridge in Baltimore that was badly damaged.

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