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      <excerpt>...is a technology challenge, not a regulatory challenge,&quot; Sims said. Both of Idaho's Republican senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, oppose the cap-and-trade bill working its way through the Senate and are not convinced climate change is as bad as many sci</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...managers more ways to respond to the outbreak. The Colorado Democrat said Monday that the bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, would allow the U.S. Forest Service to identify high-priority areas and expedite analysis of proposed treatments. Th</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...managers more ways to respond to the outbreak. The Colorado Democrat said Monday that the bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, would allow the U.S. Forest Service to identify high-priority areas and expedite analysis of proposed treatments. Th</excerpt>
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