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Adobe Houses Are Made of Mud and Straw — and Some Now Cost $1 Million Because of Rising Taxes
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July 12, 2019
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Americans Throw out Over 33 Million Tons of Plastic a Year — Let’s Fix That
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To Build a Healthier City, Atlanta Is Opening Its Schoolyards to Everyone
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