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February 16, 2012
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One Year Later: Still No Blackout Legislation
Chad Pergram (2004-08-13)
The lights went out across the Northeast and into Canada in August 2003.
WASHINGTON, DC (wfcr) - Nearly a year after last August's northeast and midwest blackout, Congress has yet to pass mandatory electricity reliability standards. That has disappointed Massachusetts congressman John Olver. Chad Pergram reports from WFCR's Capitol Hill Bureau. © Copyright 2012, wfcr