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Do environmental regulations do more harm or good? Presidential candidates disagree

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageFactory smokestacks, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Joe Brusky/Flickr, CC BY-NC

The first Earth Day was organized on April 22, 1970 to force U.S. leaders to address rising public concerns about pollution and waste. In an election year, it’s a fitting time to compare the leading presidential candidates' approaches to environmental regulation.

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