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Ed Markey: “Does creating or authorizing emergency planning exemptions while nuclear waste is still cooling in the pool create an…”

On the recordMay 5, 2022
Does creating or authorizing emergency planning exemptions while nuclear waste is still cooling in the pool create an unfunded mandate for communities?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the implications of emergency planning exemptions for communities near nuclear plants.

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