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Iraq oil pipeline comes with major environmental costs

A gas pipeline that runs from Iran to the suburbs of Baghdad has caused environmental pollution and damaged agricultural land and archaeological sites in local areas.

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People gather to discuss a gas pipeline that’s said to be damaging farmland and archaeological sites in this video still uploaded May 22, 2017. — YouTube/Alsumaria

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