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On the recordJune 30, 2010
I am concerned. And that's why I'm pressing the Coast Guard and the EPA to make public what their criteria is for use of dispersants, what the dispute may be between Coast Guard and EPA, and what information, if any, that the oil industry has ever developed on this subject.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Edward Markey expresses his concerns about the use of dispersants in the oil spill response and calls for transparency from the Coast Guard and EPA.

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