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Lawsuits in Three States Target Groundwater Pollution under Clean Water Act
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U.S. water law confronts hydrology.
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Infographic: U.S. Surface Water Pollution by State
More than half of the country's lakes and rivers are not meeting water quality standards.
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Seminal water law does not address nation's emerging water pollution challenges.
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Ohio passes its first regulations on farm practices and wastewater discharges since the Toledo drinking water crisis eight months ago.
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