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Paul Tonko: The EPA established the lead action level in 1991 based on feasibility and not based on impact on public health.

On the recordFebruary 10, 2020
The EPA established the lead action level in 1991 based on feasibility and not based on impact on public health.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Tonko criticizes the EPA's lead action level as not health-based.

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