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Garbage Dump, Alaska
Photo: Open-air garbage dump along the coast of Barrow, Alaska
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An open-air garbage dump tarnishes the sapphire coast of Barrow, Alaska. Trash that makes its way into the oceans decomposes very slowly, littering coastlines, polluting ground water, and harming marine creatures that mistake the trash for food.
Photograph by Ken Graham/Getty Images

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