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Ed Markey: We have to be very careful that what we're doing in the Gulf right now with the oil, with the dispersants doesn't wind…

On the recordJune 23, 2010
We have to be very careful that what we're doing in the Gulf right now with the oil, with the dispersants doesn't wind up having a generational impact on the marine life in perhaps the most important area of our country for marine life.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns about the potential long-term impact of dispersants on marine life in the Gulf.

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