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Quick Read: Tainted Water in California Farmworker Communities

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The New York Times picks up the story of nitrates in Central Valley drinking water. A team of reporters at KQED and California Watch reported on this public health hazard in an award-winning series, Living with Nitrates

SEVILLE, Calif. - Like most children, the students at Stone Corral Elementary School here rejoice when the bell rings for recess and delight in christening a classroom pet. But while growing up in this impoverished agricultural community of numbered roads and lush citrus orchards, young people have learned a harsh life lesson: "No tomes el agua!" --Don't drink the water.

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