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Jeff Merkley: “Once we lose them there, they are gone. And we know how hard it is to get the phosphorus out of the lake.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
Once we lose them there, they are gone. And we know how hard it is to get the phosphorus out of the lake.
Said by
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley emphasizes the difficulty of restoring fish populations affected by phosphorus pollution.

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