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Meet the mussels doing the dirty work of cleaning up Newtown Creek
The Newtown Creek Alliance is using a 600-gallon tank filled with mussels and marsh grass to help restore Newtown Creek, one of the most polluted waterways in the country. Gus Perry, the alliance's restoration and marine projects coordinator, is involved in the initiative.
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