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ACC in Talks On Revised Climate Bill

March 19, 2010 | Vincent Valk

ACC president Cal Dooley participated in a session earlier this week with Senators John Kerry (D., Massachussets), Lindsey Graham (R., South Carolina), and Joe Lieberman (I., Connecticut), along with leaders of other industry groups, to discuss a revised...

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Atrazine Prompts Lawsuit, New Study Cites More Frog Effects

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