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ON THE WATERFRONT: DURAND FACES BIG TEST
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Environmentalists were so pleased with Robert Durand when Governor
Paul Cellucci picked him as the state's top environmental regulator
that one gushed, "There's nothing bad you can say about the guy."
Not only was he a Democrat in Cellucci's Republican
administration, he had been the Legislature's most formidable
environmental advocate. And as Cellucci's boyhood friend, he was
viewed as having influence with the governor.
But after a year and a half on the job, Durand has disappo...
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ON THE WATERFRONT: DURAND FACES BIG TEST
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Durand said to accept post
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Environmental Groups Reassess As Memberships Dwindle
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