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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.: “Previously, I had equated our discussion of EPA's role in the Gold King Mine as blaming the cardiologist for failing to…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2015
Previously, I had equated our discussion of EPA's role in the Gold King Mine as blaming the cardiologist for failing to save a heart attack patient who had been smoking and drinking for 40 years; but this is actually worse.

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Beyer critiques the blame placed on the EPA for the mine disaster.

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