To Make Fries Flawless, Big Farms Leave Some Homes Waterless. (cover story)

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      The article reveals increasing overuse of groundwater in the U.S., with big cities and industrial farms alike draining aquifers at alarming rates and threatening not only drinking water supplies but also the nation's status as a leading exporter of food. Topics discussed include how watersheds in Minnesota started drying, crops that are big agricultural user of groundwater in the state, and remarks from Ellen Considine, a hydrologist supervisor with the state's Department of Natural Resources.