March 9, 2008 - One by one, North Carolina communities are learning about the vulnerability of those who trust in the safety of the groundwater they use and officials who must protect their health and safety.
The Observer’s recent series on well contamination is perhaps the most comprehensive picture of the vulnerability of one county’s well users ever drawn out of agency files and into the public eye. From the failure to disclose contamination, to letting polluters off the hook for cleanups, to underfunded staff and programs for testing and monitoring, the experience of each impacted neighborhood shows how little protection current laws provide.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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