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25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising

  • Written by John Kominoski, Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University
25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is risingThe Everglades has often been referred to as a vast river of grass.National Park Service/B.Call via Flickr

Do you know where your drinking water comes from?

In South Florida, drinking water comes from the Everglades, a vast landscape of wetlands that has long filtered the water relied on by millions of people.

But as the Everglades has shrunk over...

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