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Disclaimer: I consider littering to be the worst of the petty crimes. It’s easy to commit and does nothing to benefit the litterbug, while turning communities and our beautiful nation into an open-air garbage dump. In a place like New Mexico’s wondrous Carlsbad Caverns, a seemingly harmless piece of trash can have devastating impacts on the future of the natural wonder. The National Park Service announced the find, and its potential impact, in a Sept.6 post on the Carlsbad Caverns Facebook page. “Great or small we all leave an impact wherever we go,” the NPS wrote. “Here at Carlsbad Caverns, w…