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Ogallala-Aquifer


Ogallala Aquifer and ethanol - the potential for another Dust Bowl

The Ogallala Aquifer is an enormous underground water source for middle America. Found under eight states (from Texas to South Dakota), the aquifer is literally life-giving to this part of the country. The areas above the aquifer were the center of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s and the water in the Ogallala has been tapped for human and agricultural use for decades. You won't be surprised if I tell you that the water level is declining, right? Environmental Defense released a report yesterday that tries to calculate the impact that biofuel ... Read more →

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