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Article: REP. DICKS, SEN. CANTWELL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT, RESTORE PUGET SOUND

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June 25, 2008
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Rep. Norman D. Dicks, D-Wash. (6th CD), issued the following news release:

Congressman Norm Dicks and Senator Maria Cantwell introduced the Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2008 today, which will establish a distinct office within the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate the expanded efforts to address pollution impacts on Puget Sound.

"As the nation's second largest estuary, Puget Sound has a regional impact affecting four million area residents and sustaining a broad array of aquatic species," said Dicks, who serves as the Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee. In that post Rep. Dicks has spearheaded a new effort in recent years to increase the ...

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