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Ed Markey: “Over 1,000 scientists wrote and said the Coastal Plain is uniquely sensitive to disturbance, making it virtually…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2011
Over 1,000 scientists wrote and said the Coastal Plain is uniquely sensitive to disturbance, making it virtually impossible to mitigate the effects of oil development.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey cites scientific consensus on the environmental sensitivity of the Coastal Plain.

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