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Rush Holt: The EPA has concluded that this mine will 'transform these headwater streams from high quality habitat into sources of…

On the recordMay 31, 2012
The EPA has concluded that this mine will 'transform these headwater streams from high quality habitat into sources of pollutants.'
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Rush Holt
New Jersey

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Holt cites EPA's findings on the ecological damage caused by the proposed Spruce No. 1 Mine.

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