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USGS Report: Trace Elements Exceed Health Standards in 20 Percent of U.S. Water Wells
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Utilities are required by law to treat water to national standards, but no such controls exist for private wells, where the risk from contaminants is greater.
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Michigan Says It’s Ready For Next Drilling Boom
“Fracking” is the injection of water and chemicals to rupture deep shale and release natural gas.
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Ugandans Return Home to a Demolished Water Infrastructure
More than 20 years of conflict in northern Uganda have led to an abandoned and destroyed water infrastructure, as most citizens lack access to sanitary drinking water.