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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I am still concerned that the EPA is failing to protect frontline communities already overburdened with toxic chemicals and other forms of pollution when it comes to that process.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley expresses concern over EPA's failure to protect vulnerable communities from pollution.

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