On the recordJanuary 21, 2015
I would have preferred to see a stronger regulation, given the substantial risks and tremendous damage and cost of recent spills, especially the one experienced in Tennessee in 2008.
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congress.govPaul Tonko: “I would have preferred to see a stronger regulation, given the substantial risks and tremendous damage and cost of…”
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Tonko expresses a desire for stronger regulations on coal ash disposal due to past environmental disasters.
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