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On the recordApril 7, 2014
We need the EPA to be defending us against the coal plants that are downwind that have dodged regulation for years.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse calls for EPA protection against unregulated coal plants affecting Rhode Island.

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