{"id":6623,"date":"2023-06-22T14:02:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/mccann\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2023-06-22T14:08:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:08:00","slug":"polluters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/mccann\/2023\/06\/22\/polluters\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. McCann, Rep. Rogers Reintroduce Legislation to Require Polluters to Clean Up Their Mess \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Bills would give environmental officials tools to compel cleanup of harmful sediment by responsible parties<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Highlight x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">LANSING, Mich. (<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">June 22<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">,<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a02023) \u2014<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Yesterday<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Sen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Sean McCann<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0(D-Kalamazoo) and <strong>Rep.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Julie M. Rogers<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0(D-Kalamazoo) reintroduced legislation that would strengthen the authority of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to protect Michigan\u2019s water and natural resources from damage by dam operators and other polluters. The bills are in response to environmental damage from a release of\u00a0choking sediment from a Kalamazoo-area dam.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">In 2019, STS Hydropower, operators of the Morrow Dam located on the banks of the Kalamazoo River in Comstock Township, lowered water levels around their dam in order to make repairs deemed necessary by federal regulators. When they did so, they unleashed 400,000 cubic yards of sediment downstream into the river, where it remains and continues to cause ongoing damage to the river\u2019s ecosystem of fish, wildlife, and vegetation.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">In March 2022,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ag\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/03\/01\/ag-nessel-egle-dnr-take-action-against-hydroelectric-companies-for-creating-safety-hazards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Attorney General<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Dana Nessel<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">\u00a0filed a lawsuit that is still pending against STS Hydropower<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0following the mismanagement of dam repairs of the Kalamazoo River. Despite multiple attempts made by the State of Michigan and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish measures that would curtail drawdowns with environmental impacts, these demands have not been met.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201cOne of the first lessons you learn in life is to clean up after yourself,\u201d <strong>Sen.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0McCann<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0said. \u201cThis situation is devastating for the Kalamazoo River and our community. Rep. Rogers and I have sent letters to STS Hydropower demanding action and our entire community has been pleading for them to clean up their mess. Our requests have been ignored or outright refused. It is crucial that our laws are updated to give EGLE mechanisms to protect our inland lakes and streams, and their ecosystems.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201cIt has been<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">nearly four<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0years since the Kalamazoo River faced<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">a man-made<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0ecological emergency, and little of it has been cleaned up.\u202fNo company who causes harm to our rivers, lakes and streams should be able to walk away without taking responsibility for the mess they created,\u201d\u202fRep.<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0Rogers<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u202fsaid. \u201cIt is beyond unacceptable, and Sen. McCann and I are committed to giving the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy the additional tools they need to require that responsible parties take corrective actions if they pollute our waterways.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_EmptyTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2023-SB-0398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Senate Bill 398<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0and<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2023-HB-4832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" class=\"x_Hyperlink x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_Underlined x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">House Bill 4832<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0would amend the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to give EGLE the authority to issue written emergency orders when inland lakes and streams are threatened with harm to \u201cpublic health, safety, welfare, property, or the natural resources or the public trust in those natural resources.\u201d EGLE would also have the ability to order responsible parties to conduct immediate cleanup of sediment in the Kalamazoo River and similar situations, without the need for long periods of negotiation.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_EmptyTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><\/span><span class=\"x_LineBreakBlob x_BlobObject x_DragDrop x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">On April 7, 2021, <strong>Sen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">McCann<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0and <strong>Rep.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Rogers<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u202fsent a joint letter to STS Hydropower\u202fthat read in part:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201cThere are hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sediment deposited in the river that do not belong there. Any effort that stops at removing only<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">3,000 cubic yards<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW211214012 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0of the most easily accessible material is inadequate and will not be accepted by our community. 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