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Rocket fuel, Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals Swirl in America's Troubled Waters (Video)
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Polluters dump about 240 million pounds of toxins into our waterways each year, and the long-term effects on human health and the environment could be disastrous. Thirty five years after the Clean Water Act became law, the American News Project explores why our fish are changing sex and our water contains rocket fuel, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals. Watch the video to the right.
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Harry Hanbury is senior producer for the American News Project.
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