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Mazie Hirono: If the environmental and safety regulatory standards laid out in the WCR are implemented, operators will have to factor…

On the recordNovember 30, 2015
If the environmental and safety regulatory standards laid out in the WCR are implemented, operators will have to factor in the cost of the compliance with the rule in addition to their operating costs.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono discusses the economic impact of compliance costs on operators.

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