the system

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But the document shows how despite raising the concerns, executives argued shutting the system down would simply lead to "a significant number of new illegal connections" being installed elsewhere.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The trial in Las Virgenes Reservoir near Westlake Village showed that the system prevented most plankton from being sucked in and killed, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Though everyone involved agrees the system isn't working, parents worry about the consequences of changing it.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The feelings of Berkeley faculty are echoed by the support for our letter to the Board of Regents, which received more than 1,000 signatures from across the system in a few days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

But the version he learned did not have a zero—and the system would have been even less popular if it had.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife