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Jeff Merkley: “Should the entities that are being damaged by carbon pollution be able to sue those who are generating the carbon…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2015
Should the entities that are being damaged by carbon pollution be able to sue those who are generating the carbon proportional to their contribution?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions accountability for carbon pollution damages.

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