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The Boarmans forbid their family from drinking the water. They stopped inviting friends over. Tammy kept bottled water by the sink for brushing her teeth. They hoped they were close to getting answers. Then the state closed their case.

propublica.orgSalty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...

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*in Oklahoma,that is. Fun fact: Ted Cruz’ parents lived there before they came to Calgary and gave birth to him. At that time Calgary had the largest American population of any city outside US borders. They left when the boom went bust.