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Groundwater contamination devastates a Curry County dairy

For months, Clovis dairy farmer Art Schaap has been watching his life go down the drain.

Instead of selling milk, he is dumping 15,000 gallons a day - enough to provide a carton at lunch to 240,000 children. Instead of working 24/7 to keep his animal...