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Environment & Energy

Rhiannon12866

(222,091 posts) Thu Jul 11, 2024, 12:45 AM Jul 2024

Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing with EPA Administrator - Oversight Committee Democrats

July 10, 2024.

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Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing with EPA Administrator - Oversight Committee Democrats (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jul 2024 OP

Excellent! 2naSalit Jul 2024 #1

Thanks for sharing your experience and I thought that this was excellent, too! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2024 #2

2naSalit

(92,677 posts)

1. Excellent!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2024, 04:20 AM

Jul 2024

I remember when that river caught fire. I lived in a couple industrial cities in New England and the rivers were disgusting back then. Logging was still a thing also, things changed for the better after the EPA was established and the CWA and CLAA were signed into law.

Rhiannon12866

(222,091 posts)

2. Thanks for sharing your experience and I thought that this was excellent, too!

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 11, 2024, 04:30 AM

Jul 2024

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