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Poisoned Valley: Californians Confront a Chemical in Their Water

One of the most powerful cancer-causing agents in the world is poisoning the wells of a million people in Central Valley, California, NBC News reports. Residents are blaming the chemical on their health issues, including cancers. The chemical is a degreasing agent used in making plastics. Investigators say it entered the water when Dow Chemical and Shell Oil decided to recycle it by packaging it with agricultural pesticides. Thirty communities are suing the two industrial giants. The...