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Rick Larsen: It is more effective and less costly to prevent pollution than to clean up pollution.

On the recordMay 15, 2023
It is more effective and less costly to prevent pollution than to clean up pollution.
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Rick Larsen
Democratic · Washington

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Stressing the importance of pollution prevention over cleanup efforts.

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