13/09/2009

Toxic Waters



Read the articles of this series HERE.
These are very interesting articles showing the problem of water contamination in the United States.

Ryan Massey, 7, shows his caps. Dentists near Charleston, W.Va., say pollutants in drinking water have damaged residents’ teeth. Nationwide, polluters have violated the Clean Water Act more than 500,000 times.


Excerpt:
"The New York Times surveyed violations of the Clean Water Act in the USA. The survey found that in many states, more than 50 percent of regulated facilities violated the Clean Water Act, but enforcement actions against polluters were infrequent."

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