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John Dingell: “Our children pay the greatest cost to mercury pollution, but such costs also accrue to society.”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2012
Our children pay the greatest cost to mercury pollution, but such costs also accrue to society.
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John Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Dingell points out the broader societal costs of mercury pollution affecting children.

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