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Puerto Rico Water

NPR
Published April 15, 1995 at 11:00 PM CDT

Daniel visits the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where development and deforestation have caused a shortage of drinking water. Industrial and commercial development has interfered with natural water patterns, and poor regulation of polluters has exacerbated the problem.

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