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Paul Tonko: “This proposed rollback ignores climate science and the evidence of the devastation already flooding and burning our…”

On the recordJune 19, 2019
This proposed rollback ignores climate science and the evidence of the devastation already flooding and burning our communities.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko argues the rollback of standards disregards climate science and worsens environmental issues.

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