Number	24052
Subject	Environment
Source	Herald-Republic (Yakima, Wash.)
State	WA
Year	2008
Publication Date	10/12/2008-10/14/2008
Summary	An investigation into groundwater contamination in the heavily agricultural Lower Yakima Valley found that local, state and federal agencies responsible for clean drinking water and environmental health repeatedly neglected their regulatory duties. This left low-income Latino farm workers exposed to health threats.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	19
Keywords	dairy industry; water; agriculture; Latino; contamination; nitrate; wells; environment
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