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October 15, 2019

Arizona: Bulldozers Destroyed Protected Cacti to Clear Way for Trump Wall
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In Arizona, a video has gone viral showing bulldozers destroying
protected cacti to make way for the border wall, which is slated to cut
through the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, an international
biosphere reserve. The Trump administration has waived 41 environmental
rules in order to allow for border wall construction.