Health Ills Abound as Farm Runoff Fouls Wells

New York Times by Charles Duhigg | Sep. 20, 2009 (Special Report)

In Morrison, Wis., more than 100 wells were polluted by agricultural runoff from land covered with slaughterhouse waste and treated sewage. Full Story »

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Fred Gatlin
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 by Fred Gatlin - Sep. 20, 2009

This article fails to ask some important questions. I states one case where a large farm was fined for over applying animal waste. The story also states that problems in 2006 were never pinpointed. Why is a town using individual wells rather than providing water?

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