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Melting Permafrost Is Poisoning Rivers With Metal Levels 70 Times Higher Than Normal


Over the past decade, a network of usually pristine blue rivers and lakes that winds through Alaska's breathtaking Brooks Range mountains has been starting to look a little...

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