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    Behind the Curtain of Toledo’s Water Crisis

    Despite 5 years of warnings, agricultural runoff into the water supply caused sickness and a ban on drinking water this weekend in Toledo, Ohio.  What happened to the Clean Water Act?

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 5, 2014 • 1 min read

    Despite 5 years of warnings, agricultural runoff into the water supply caused sickness and a ban on drinking water this weekend in Toledo, Ohio. What happened to the Clean Water Act?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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