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Virginia DEQ response on Northrop Grumman pollution matter: Our hands are tied

I just read through the 15-page “Summary of Public Comments and Responses: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation” put out by the Virginia DEQ last week, in regard to the Northrop Grumman request for a state permit that would allow them to dump 24.9 tons of hazardous pollutants into the air each year over Waynesboro and surrounding areas.

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