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Debbie Dingell: “This common-sense principle says that if you cause environmental harm, you are responsible for cleaning it up.”

On the recordJune 23, 2015
This common-sense principle says that if you cause environmental harm, you are responsible for cleaning it up.
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Debbie Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Dingell explains the 'polluter pays' principle in relation to energy development.

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