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Chris Clarke discusses the threat posed by an Australian mining company to Joshua Tree National Park with Chance Wilcox.

Host Chris Clarke talks with Chance Wilcox from the National Parks Conservation Association about plans by an Australian mining firm to develop a massive rare earth elements mine near Joshua Tree National Park.

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