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Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage

Anita Snow, Associated Press//September 7, 2023//

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Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage

Government contractors erect a section of the Pentagon-funded border wall along the Colorado River, Sept. 10, 2019, in Yuma, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage

Anita Snow, Associated Press//September 7, 2023//

PHOENIX (AP) — The construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk...

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