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In 2015, Los Angeles used 96 million plastic balls to fight drought, but researchers found their production needed up to 766 million gallons
Los Angeles once used 96 million plastic balls to fight drought, creating a hidden cost
- Los Angeles once used 96 million plastic balls to fight drought, creating a hidden cost
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- Aerial Photographer Among Three Killed in NBC Helicopter Crash in Los Angeles
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- 19m agoPetaPixel (XX): Aerial photographer and reporter Eliana Moreno has been named among three people killed after an NBC Los Angeles helicopter crashed in the c
- 16m agoTimes of India (IN): Los Angeles once used 96 million plastic balls to fight drought, creating a hidden cost
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