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Suzanne Bonamici: “We did this because coal-fired power plants are some of our biggest polluters, and if we are going to make significant…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2016
We did this because coal-fired power plants are some of our biggest polluters, and if we are going to make significant progress in combating air pollution in the future, we need to transition to cleaner sources of energy now.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

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Bonamici emphasizes the need to transition from coal to cleaner energy for better air quality.

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