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… weighing each side’s arguments before announcing his own position. Connecticut had a long history of considering climate change in state policy. As part of this tradition, … and security concerns about nuclear power, as well as questions of short- and long-term financial viability. For these reasons, one of the other two nuclear plants in New England … weighing each side’s arguments before announcing his own position. Connecticut had a long history of considering climate change in state policy. As part of this tradition, …
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