“Energy and mining companies have received government approval to pollute freshwater aquifers that supply more than half of the nation’s drinking water, according to a report by ProPublica, the investigative journalism project.
The so-called “aquifer exemptions” by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allow toxic material to enter underground reservoirs, some of them in drought-stricken areas, the organization said. At least 100 drinking water aquifers have been written off because they were reportedly used as dumping ground.
“You are sacrificing these aquifers,” said Mark Williams, a University of Colorado hydrologist and National Science Foundation researcher. “By definition, you are putting pollution into them… If you are looking 50 to 100 years down the road, this is not a good way to go.”
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