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Arizona’s Pipe Dream
Water levels in aquifers are falling nationwide. Could taking salt out of ocean water be the answer?
By Sabrina Tavernise, Michael Simon Johnson, Will Reid, Alex Stern, Rikki Novetsky, Carlos Prieto, Paige Cowett, Devon Taylor, Chelsea Daniel, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell, Diane Wong and