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On the recordApril 10, 2013
I think dams are obviously in context well beyond coal ash disposal sites, but the structural integrity of dams, I am not a dam expert--d-a-m--but those things are evaluated by states.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Discussing the broader implications of dam safety related to coal ash disposal.

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