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Reckless visitors are destroying Yellowstone's iconic thermal pools with trash
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That's a lot of garbage: Yellowstone National Park's geology team collected over 23,000 pieces of trash from geysers and hot springs, including AirPods and rubber ducks.
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25 Oct 17:08
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Reckless visitors are destroying Yellowstone's iconic thermal pools with trash
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