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On the recordJuly 18, 2019
By exempting the Foxconn development from critical environmental review requirements, Wisconsin increased the likelihood of flooding along the Des Plaines River and passed the consequences downstream to our communities.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Duckworth highlights environmental risks of Foxconn's exemption from review.

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