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Powder River region of northern Wyoming.

See: SkyTruth: Upper Green River Valley - A View From Above

Every day millions of gallons of clean ground water in the American West are being contaminated, all in the rush to drill for gas.

BILL WEST: It took thousands of years to recharge these aquifers.

They're pumping it out and in maybe ten years it will be gone...

Transcript of broadcast.

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