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Angus King: “I think the biggest concern is that the interpretation and the inefficiencies with federal agencies and their…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2018
I think the biggest concern is that the interpretation and the inefficiencies with federal agencies and their inconsistencies on how they interpret NEPA and how they allow, as they go through the process, are entirely different from forest to forest, from project to project and to have a consistency in how the interpretation is and how to implement it would be valuable.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King highlights the need for consistency in federal agency interpretations.

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