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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Ocean Protection

    President Obama announced that he intends to create the world’s largest marine sanctuary. He plans to use his executive powers to extend protections to a vast area of the Pacific. Details are a bit sparse, but early reports say the protected area will be 782,000 square miles roughly bounded by Hawaii, Samoa and Guam.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 17, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Obama announced that he intends to create the world’s largest marine sanctuary. He plans to use his executive powers to extend protections to a vast area of the Pacific. Details are a bit sparse, but early reports say the protected area will be 782,000 square miles roughly bounded by Hawaii, Samoa and Guam.

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    4. 25:07Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles
    5. 41:10Emoji Diversity
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      The Pew Charitable Trusts

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Rock 'n' Roll LA, Emoji Controversy, and Ocean Protection
    1. 0:00Ocean ProtectionYou’re reading this
    2. 8:30Drinking Our Waste Water
    3. 17:31Why Whooping Cough?
    4. 25:07Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles
    5. 41:10Emoji Diversity
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