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On the recordApril 9, 2018
It is very hard to ask Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Kentucky to crack down on pollution that is not landing in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Kentucky.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing the challenges of regulating pollution across state lines.

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