Ruben Gallego: “The EPA had said that for many years Arizona had bad air.”

“Then, number two, the reason the summer blend was there in addition to some of the attainment requirements, is because The EPA had said that for many years Arizona had bad air. And because we had bad air, in order for us to basically mitigate it, we had to have a blend that made our air better. The problem is that air was not our fault.” (13:51–13:56)

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