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House Democrats call EPA enforcement pause ‘threat to public health’
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-04-24T20:36:00
House Democrats are concerned that a temporary rollback of some environmental regulations will give companies “an open license to pollute” and have requested the EPA provide a briefing on its decisions next month.
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