Study: Southeast's cheap access to water at risk
A new study says global warming and population growth threaten the Southeast's already precarious water supplies by fueling more extreme weather and degrading water quality.
The report's summary says the changes will probably end the region's traditionally inexpensive access to water.
The study was commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund and conducted by scientists from the U.S. Forest Service. It looked at four major river basins that run through Alabama, the Carolinas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
