50% of U.S. Lakes and Rivers Are Too Polluted for Swimming, Fishing, Drinking

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By Olivia RosaneMar 29, 2022, 11:54 pm251 pts
Fifty years ago, the U.S. passed the Clean Water Act with the goal of ensuring “fishable, swimmable” water across the U.S. by 1983. Now, a new report from the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) finds the country has fallen far short of that goal. In fact, about half of the nation’s lakes and rivers…

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