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Bill Foster: “Asian carp have already wreaked environmental havoc up and down the Mississippi River watershed.”

On the recordJune 3, 2019
Asian carp have already wreaked environmental havoc up and down the Mississippi River watershed.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the environmental impact of Asian carp on local waterways.

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