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Jeff Merkley: “There is no reason why almost all oil- and coal-fired plants can't comply with these new standards.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2012
There is no reason why almost all oil- and coal-fired plants can't comply with these new standards.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley asserts that compliance with new pollution standards is feasible for power plants.

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