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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I can remember when the plan for dealing with pollutants coming out of power plants was to raise the smokestacks higher.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse recalls past ineffective pollution control measures.

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