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On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
I would urge you to be as energetic as you possibly can in enforcement in those areas because by exporting the pollution to other States these companies have taken themselves out of the loop of local consequence.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the need for strong enforcement against interstate pollution.

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