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Carl Levin: “The zebra mussels started in the Great Lakes. Thirty States are now infested with zebra mussels.”

On the recordJuly 7, 2009
The zebra mussels started in the Great Lakes. Thirty States are now infested with zebra mussels.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin highlights the widespread infestation of zebra mussels across the U.S.

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