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A lost icon: The American chestnut and its place in the eastern landscape

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By Michael Phillis Verified
| The Mon Valley Independent Verified
News WASHINGTON (AP) — In a quiet stretch of western Massachusetts stands a sycamore so old it was around when the Constitution was signed. It’s awe-inspiring, with branches bigger than the entire trunks of most trees. this is a test{"epopulate_editorials_prism":"epopulate_editorials_prism"} The Mon Valley Independent is published daily (255 times a year) by MID MON VALLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY LLC, 1719 Grand Blvd., Monessen, PA 15062. Home delivery price is $240.00 per year. Single Copy is...
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In Iowa, water pollution is a health threat that also disrupts summer fun

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By Michael Phillis Verified, Brittany Peterson Verified
| KGAN-TV (Cedar Rapids, IA) Verified
MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — Hannah Ray J Childs propelled her kayak into a rapid on Iowa’s Maquoketa River on a recent afternoon and dipped her paddle in the water to swing the front of her boat into the air. She loves to spend her days performing whitewater kayaking acrobatics that dunk her body in the water and give her the “feeling of flying,” she said. The water is where she found community — she even first spotted her husband when he was flipping his kayak in violent water.
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Water pollution in Iowa deflates residents’ summertime fun

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By Michael Phillis Verified, Brittany Peterson
| Arkansas Democrat Gazette Verified
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. MANCHESTER, Iowa -- Iowa is a particularly stark example of the Midwest's broader struggle with water pollution. It's a leading agricultural state that also has lots of rivers and streams. Runoff from fertilizer and manure on farms contains nitrates and phosphorus that drain into those waters, making Iowa among the leading contributors to an aquatic dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
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