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Paul Tonko: “Instead of upholding its mission of environmental protection, EPA seems eager to tie the hands of States that are…”

On the recordJune 19, 2019
Instead of upholding its mission of environmental protection, EPA seems eager to tie the hands of States that are working to deal with this pollution impact.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko accuses the EPA of undermining state efforts to combat pollution.

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