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On the recordNovember 13, 2023
This is a responsibility of mines and private companies that inflict this damage, and it is yet another example of the ways in which these large companies often privatize benefits and profits, and socialize the costs and harm.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

She criticizes companies for avoiding financial responsibility for environmental damage.

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