Without this check, the oil, mining and timber industries can maximize their influence on government actions.
Ed Markey: “Without this check, the oil, mining and timber industries can maximize their influence on government actions.”
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Markey warns that limiting citizens' rights to sue weakens environmental safeguards.
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