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Al Franken: “Thanks to this case and a similar case known as SWANCC, the Clean Water Act now does not cover half of the nation's…”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
Thanks to this case and a similar case known as SWANCC, the Clean Water Act now does not cover half of the nation's largest polluters.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken highlights the negative impact of Supreme Court decisions on environmental protections.

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