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Peter DeFazio: “And when you testified, there were leaked documents from the EPA saying between 18 and 71 percent would be impaired, and…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2022
And when you testified, there were leaked documents from the EPA saying between 18 and 71 percent would be impaired, and roughly 50 percent of all wetlands would be jeopardized.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio references EPA documents indicating significant potential impairment of streams and wetlands.

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