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- The Cascadia Earthquake Zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas it's been called the most dangerous fault in Americ, but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.
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- "The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation," said USFWS director Daniel Ashe.
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