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Rhiannon12866

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Wed May 5, 2021, 10:45 PM May 2021

Rep. Katie Porter Urges Colleagues to Raise Fees on Polluters Extracting from Public Lands



Public lands belong to the American people. Right now, polluters are extracting resources at rates that haven’t been updated in decades, and it’s costing taxpayers billions.

Congresswoman Katie Porter recently advocated for her Ending Taxpayer Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act, which would make polluters finally pay their fair share, during a Natural Resources Committee markup.



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Rep. Katie Porter Urges Colleagues to Raise Fees on Polluters Extracting from Public Lands (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 May 2021 OP
YES!!! 2naSalit May 2021 #1
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