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Scientists sail to study the Pacific’s sea of garbage

SAN JOSE, Calif. " Hoping to learn more about one of the most glaring examples of waste and environmental pollution on Earth, a group of scientists have set sail from San Francisco to the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," a massive vortex of floating plastic trash estimated by some....

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