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Petrified Forest Project Suffers Delays, Looting Last year, Congress passed a bill to expand Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park to nearly twice its current size. Many support the expansion, but a lack of funds has delayed the project, while looters clean the unprotected land of valuable artifacts. Mark Brodie reports.

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Last year, Congress passed a bill to expand Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park to nearly twice its current size. Many support the expansion, but a lack of funds has delayed the project, while looters clean the unprotected land of valuable artifacts. Mark Brodie reports.

Petrified wood in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park. Mark Brodie hide caption

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The park is 93,533 acres, with the recently expanded boundary increasing the acreage to 218,533 acres. Mark Brodie hide caption

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The park is 93,533 acres, with the recently expanded boundary increasing the acreage to 218,533 acres.

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