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Ed Markey: it was where all the contaminated wells were, where all this residue had just been left behind.

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
it was where all the contaminated wells were, where all this residue had just been left behind.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Describing a community affected by contaminated water and its health impacts.

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