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Ed Whitfield: The proposed rule's tight deadlines would force many States to initiate costly and potentially irreversible compliance…

On the recordApril 13, 2015
The proposed rule's tight deadlines would force many States to initiate costly and potentially irreversible compliance steps before these legal challenges are concluded.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield warns about the financial risks states face due to EPA's deadlines.

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