My Department, Guajira, is an environmentally affected region. We have had (have) many problems since the coal mining operations began. For many years now, we (suffer) from a scarcity of water as this is a desert region. However, everything _______________ (become) worse since the mining industry started to use the rivers for its operations. Besides the water problems, the air is now polluted with tiny particles of coal which 4 (make) people ill. Deforestation (become) another environmental problem. As the coal mine needed to expand its activities, more land was required and to do this, native vegetation - (be) removed. Of course, this 5 (contribute) to the water and soil erosion problem. In addition, the Department of Guajira is very windy, so this causes more soil erosion, especially on the coast.
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My Department, Guajira, is an environmentally affected region. We have had (have) many problems since the coal mining operations began. For many years now, we have suffered (suffer) from a scarcity of water as this is a desert region. However, everything _have become_ (become) worse since the mining industry started to use the rivers for its operations. Besides the water problems, the air is now polluted with tiny particles of coal which -have made- (make) people ill. Deforestation have become (become) another environmental problem. As the coal mine needed to expand its activities, more land was required and to do this, native vegetation -have been (be) removed. Of course, this have contributed (contribute) to the water and soil erosion problem. In addition, the Department of Guajira is very windy, so this causes more soil erosion, especially on the coast.