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On the recordSeptember 28, 2009
But there is some evidence that mercury comes out of coal-fired power plants and doesn't blow very far, and so it affects adults and children near the power plants.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Discussing the localized effects of mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.

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