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Report Finds Good Health, Bad Water in Dane County

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Census figures show 74-percent of motorists in Dane County are by themselves when they commute in their car. And air quality needs improving, according to a comprehensive health report on Wisconsin counties.The report also shows widespread exposure to nitrates in area drinking water — but at levels sometimes far below hazardous standards. Shamane Mills reports….

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