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On the recordJune 21, 2023
if the U.S. keeps doing new fossil projects doesn't that essentially give the rest of the world a free pass
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the U.S. role in global fossil fuel development and its implications.

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