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It’s been two months since Carson residents started smelling rotten eggs and getting headaches.

Carson residents are coming home for Thanksgiving. Some say the odor persists

It’s been two months since Carson residents started smelling rotten eggs and getting headaches.

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It’s been two months since Carson residents started smelling rotten eggs and getting headaches. LA County declared a state of emergency and paid for thousands of hotel rooms.

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