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Sean Casten: “Every day that we fail to act the consequences of our inaction become more costly and more dire.”

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
Every day that we fail to act the consequences of our inaction become more costly and more dire.
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Sean Casten
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Casten warns of the escalating costs of inaction on climate change.

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