WASHINGTON (AP) — A top manager who supervises the Environmental Protection Agency program responsible for cleaning up the nation's most contaminated properties and waterways told Congress on Thursday that the government needs to plan for the ongoing threat posed to…
Epa Official: Government Must Plan For Climate Change
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press, Waco Tribune-Herald
Thu, 01/18/2018 - 10:35pm
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