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pfitz59

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1. 60 years ago the stream in my hometown
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 12:58 PM
Friday

was full of raw sewage, industrial and agricultural waste. It stunk. The fish and aquatic life all dead. Then the EPA was formed and cleanup began. A few years later the stream 'woke up'. Fish, frogs, salamanders and waterbugs returned. The smell went from oily waste, turds and death to algae and native flowers. Birds and small mammals flourished. The town built a walking path with benches and viewpoints. It was nice. Kids could splash in the water without getting a rash. Now the Trumpanzees will destroy all of this. I hate them with a burning passion.

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