Jeff Merkley actually said...

What is the impact of the dust on the communities? What is the impact of the trains splitting the community in half for long periods each day? What is the impact of burning this coal on our broader objectives to be stewards of the planet for our children and our grandchildren?

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Merkley questions the environmental review process for coal projects and its community impacts.

03/15/2016

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