Water Wars — Destroying the Essence of Life

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Mark Twain once wrote, “The basin of the Mississippi is the body of the nation,” but even the mighty Mississippi is facing mounting environmental threats.

The Mississippi River was named the second-most polluted waterway in the U.S. in 2012,1 but it still maintained swatches that were considered to be relatively pristine, particularly in the Upper Mississippi in Minnesota.

Now that, too, is being threatened by changes in the landscape, namely increasing industrial agriculture that is depleting groundwater for irrigation while flooding the area with chemicals.

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