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JANUARY 11, 2001

Secretary of Interior nominee Gale Norton once suggested property owners have a "right to pollute" at a 1989 symposium and the comments have her opponents worried.

Like the 1996 speech which other environmental groups have raised questions about, Norton's remarks came before the Independence Institute, a conservative Colorado thinktank. But Norton supporters say her comments have been taken out of context.

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Norton's 'right to pollute' stance hit (The Denver Post 1/11)

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