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Lawyer: Foxconn Environmental Exemptions May Bring Lawsuits
Clip: Season 1600 Episode 1605 | 5m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Lawyer says Foxconn could face lawsuits over exemption of environmental review process.
Sarah Geers, staff attorney with Midwest Environmental Advocates, tells us how unusual the environmental review exemptions in the Foxconn deal is. She expressed the company will face "higher environmental standards than they do in China" and is concerned that Republican leadership has eroded the budget and authority of the Department of Natural Resources to do its job enforcing environmental laws.
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Lawyer: Foxconn Environmental Exemptions May Bring Lawsuits
Clip: Season 1600 Episode 1605 | 5m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Sarah Geers, staff attorney with Midwest Environmental Advocates, tells us how unusual the environmental review exemptions in the Foxconn deal is. She expressed the company will face "higher environmental standards than they do in China" and is concerned that Republican leadership has eroded the budget and authority of the Department of Natural Resources to do its job enforcing environmental laws.
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