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Great Lakes In Peril: Why 40 Million People's Drinking Water Is Threatened
Posted on Dec 11, 2008, Source: Christian Science Monitor
Invasive species, declining water levels, uncertain quality of drinking water, and pressures to divert water threaten the lakes.