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Mono Lake was supposed to have been saved from going dry. Now, the ‘white stuff’ forces a reckoning

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One of North America’s oldest lakes and an emblem of California’s wild beauty faces a...

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Peter Dykstra has worked on environmental issues for decades. He is based in Conyers, Ga., and is a former publisher and weekend editor at Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate. He is a contributor to Public Radio International’s Living On Earth.

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