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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I think it is particularly important for EPA to be alert to the damage that both carbon pollution and chemical pollution…”

On the recordMay 10, 2010
I think it is particularly important for EPA to be alert to the damage that both carbon pollution and chemical pollution are likely causing or are causing in our oceans.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse stresses the need for EPA vigilance regarding ocean pollution.

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