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On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
EPA's objections have drastically impacted the ability of our State to run our own NPDES permitting under Section 402.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Capito discusses the negative effects of EPA objections on state permitting.

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