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John Shimkus: “The Federal and state Partnership for Environment Protection Act does exactly what the title implies and would go a long…”

On the recordMay 16, 2013
The Federal and state Partnership for Environment Protection Act does exactly what the title implies and would go a long way toward making the states partners with EPA in cleaning up hazardous waste sites.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus describes a bill aimed at enhancing state and federal cooperation in environmental cleanup.

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