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Ed Markey: Although the EPA rule is not as robust as what I or many others would have liked, it does, for the first time, create a…

On the recordJune 16, 2015
Although the EPA rule is not as robust as what I or many others would have liked, it does, for the first time, create a Federal standard to protect human health and environment.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey acknowledges the EPA's new rule as a step forward despite its limitations.

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