The Mountains Get Trashed Again

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Are the San Gabriel Mountains a Giant Garbage Heap?

trash overflowing near the East Fork of the San Gabriel River in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument // via Los Angeles Times website

‘Cause hoo boy that’s the image you’re greeted with reading this story in the Los Angeles Times. Fresh on the heels of Steve Scauzillo’s piece on the national monu…