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EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 4 MIN

A new underground map of the U.S. could help the electric grid avoid catastrophe

from All Things Considered · host Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Paul Bedrosian of the U.S. Geological Survey about a new map and model of the deep continental structure underneath the United States.

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