L.A. Needs to Stop Being Such a Cow Town

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L.A. Needs to Stop Being Such a Cow Town

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Apr 29, 2012

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New research suggests that the waste from dairy farms may be a bigger source of smog in Los Angeles than the region's millions of cars. David Biello reports

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Apr 29, 2012

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