DC’s Tire-Dumping Epidemic

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Piles of tires tossed illegally around the nation's capital aren't just an eyesore: they are fire hazards, leach carcinogenic chemicals into the ground and water and provide a habitat for mosquitoes, which may carry the West Nile virus.

Kayla Benjamin, The Washington Informer via Report for America

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