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Sep 2022
22m 23s

La Seine à la nage (Swimming the Seine)

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After learning that cigarette butts are the most harmful pollutants of our oceans, Chloé decides to take action. She sets out on a daring journey to follow a cigarette butt's course from the Seine River to the sea, raising awareness and sparking change along the way.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3LJHGYx.

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