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Millions consumed potentially unsafe water in the past 10 years

This report is part of a project on drinking water contamination in the United States produced by the Carnegie-Knight News21 program. WOLFFORTH, Texas – As many as 63 million people – nearly a fifth of the country – from rural central California to the boroughs of New York City, were exposed to potentially unsafe water more than […]

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