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The Quiet Collapse of America’s Refuges
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Public Lands & Waters

The Quiet Collapse of America’s Refuges

Christine Peterson
This story was co-published with Re:Public Lands Media, an independent, non-profit news organization. Sign up for Re:Public’s newsletter. Scan almost any corner of a U.S. map, and you’ll find a National Wildlife Refuge. In the far north, there’s the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a swath of Alaska...

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