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All The Cups - by Jack
"6 year old Jack narrates a short film about stormwater debris into Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, after a one inch rainfall event. His message, 'please don't throw trash on the ground'." https://youtu.be/LhlBSOlTYdQ
(Photo courtesy Corpus Christi Caller-Times, photographer Rachel Denny Clow)
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