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Ed Markey: “Well, if I was giving you advice, I would say, actually run the agency to improve air quality, rather than to diminish…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
Well, if I was giving you advice, I would say, actually run the agency to improve air quality, rather than to diminish it in areas such as ozone and smog and methane and mercury.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes Pruitt for actions harming air quality.

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