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Anne Hidalgo fulfils pledge after cleanup operation makes water quality safe enough to host events at Games

Archived version: https://archive.ph/uDyNp

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[โ€“] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Reminds me of time when, during the Beijing olympics, the sky miraculously cleared of smog and turned blue - showed what they can do when it's a priority, but didn't lost long.

[โ€“] TheDarkestShark@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Reminds me of when Obama came to Flint and asked for a glass of water during his press conference.