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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas is more than 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean, but local actions still affect the health of the world’s water. “Our waterways end up going to the ocean,” said Dennis ...

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Months after a container ship went down off the coast of India, toxic pollution still contaminates the water and plastic pellets still wash ashore. Meanwhile, cleanup efforts continue, fishing ...

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