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On the recordJuly 12, 2022
This legislation would authorize $100 million annually to establish a 5-year pilot program for hyper-local air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice communities.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses a proposed bill for air quality monitoring in vulnerable communities.

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