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On the recordFebruary 26, 2003
I would just like to ask you, Governor Whitman, can you identify any Superfund site--past, present, or in the pipeline--where an identifiable and viable polluter has not been held liable, consistent with the law, for their share of contamination?
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inquires about accountability of polluters at Superfund sites.

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