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Ed Markey: If we are serious about reducing catastrophic wildfire, we first must admit that there is a link between climate change…

On the recordJuly 19, 2012
If we are serious about reducing catastrophic wildfire, we first must admit that there is a link between climate change and wildfire.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey calls for acknowledgment of climate change's role in increasing wildfires.

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