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Ed Markey: In the town of Pines of northern Indiana, hundreds of thousands of tons of coal ash was used to landscape peoples'…

On the recordJune 16, 2015
In the town of Pines of northern Indiana, hundreds of thousands of tons of coal ash was used to landscape peoples' backyards.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the environmental impact of coal ash in Indiana.

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