Voinovich Proposes Legislation to Increase Global Warming Pollution for Decades
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Contact: Tony Kreindler, EDF, 202-572-3378 or 202-210-5791 (cell)
(Washington — May 2, 2008) Ohio Senator George Voinovich today proposed to address the rapidly escalating threat of climate change by delaying meaningful federal action to control greenhouse gas emissions, obstructing existing state programs, and allowing U.S. global warming pollution to increase for decades to come.
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