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Kirsten Gillibrand: If pollution that migrates from a point source to rivers and lakes through groundwater is not covered under the Clean…

On the recordApril 17, 2018
If pollution that migrates from a point source to rivers and lakes through groundwater is not covered under the Clean Water Act, what impact would that have on communities that are living with this toxic contamination?
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand questions the implications of Clean Water Act limitations on affected communities.

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