In a Sign of Cleanup Success, Dolphins Are Living and Giving Birth in the Potomac

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By Olivia RosaneOct 8, 2019, 10:00 am209 pts
Dolphins have returned to the Potomac River and are even giving birth there, The Smithsonian reported. The body of water that George Washington once called "the nation's river" used to host dolphins in the 1800s, but it had gotten so heavily polluted by the 1960s that wildlife struggled to survive and President…

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