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Ed Markey: “We need to pass the Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act in order to provide EPA with the resources to…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2022
We need to pass the Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act in order to provide EPA with the resources to kickstart hyper-local monitoring programs in environmental justice communities across the Nation.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need for legislation to enhance air quality monitoring in underserved communities.

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