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Lincoln-Douglas 2023 November/December

Paras Kumar | Oct 12, 2023
1 min read

Resolved: The United States ought to prohibit the extraction of fossil fuels from federal public lands and waters.

A total of 698 coaches and 2,420 students voted for the resolution. The winning resolution received 38% of the coach vote and 35% of the student vote.

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