The ghost of Mark Twain weeps

From Reuters

More than half of U.S. streams are polluted, with the worst conditions found in the eastern third of the country, according to a study by the Environmental Protection Agency.

In its first-ever study of shallow or "wadeable" streams, the agency found 42 percent were in poor condition, and another 25 percent were considered fair. Only 28 percent were in good condition, EPA said. Another 5 percent were not analyzed because of sampling problems in New England.

And throughout the nation, there are advisories which warn that fish that are caught in our national waters might be too contaminated for consumption.