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Unmentioned in this story: This fire has also burned nearly the entire Arid Lands Ecology Reserve portion of the new Hanford Reach National Monument and wiping out a great portion of the stands of Big Sage. This habitat may never recover. This is an ecological tragedy.
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RICHLAND, Wash. (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters battled a wildfire on Thursday on the Hanford nuclear reservation in southeastern Washington state, where the flames threatened radioactive waste sites and forced the evacuation of thousands of people.

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