Our neighbors need to start getting serious about this environmental impact in a hurry.
Again, we like this reporting because it's not SKYFALL theory but something we can measure and an environmental impact that threatens to change local life in the very near future.
Sadly, this report shows that most residents don't have the issue on their radar . . .
"Depletion of the water supply would be a critical blow to major farming and beef industries, which would send reverberations across the state. Simply living farther east in places like Wichita, Topeka or the Kansas City area won’t make you immune to the effects of lost jobs and tax revenue.
"But the potential upset hasn’t drawn attention among Kansans, overall. A recent survey from the Midwest Newsroom and Emerson College Polling found that 48% of Kansans said they have never heard of the aquifer."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Half of Kansans haven't heard of the Ogallala Aquifer. Why you should care
The Ogallala Aquifer is a critical source of water in western Kansas, and it's running dry. It plays a major role in the daily lives of all Kansans.
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