Health

A historic increase in federal water infrastructure funding is coming over the next five years, thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The Biden administration has released a plan to accelerate removal of lead water pipes and lead paint from U.S. homes.

Julia Bernal, director of the Pueblo Action Alliance, talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about the legacy of colonialism in New Mexico and its impact on water issues.

Western states are still able to provide relatively affordable water, but that could change as utilities try to recoup losses associated with the pandemic and begin to pay for the massive repairs and upgrades to their systems that were on the drawing board before COVID-19 struck.

The Zuni tribe's homeland is one of the most parched sections of the country. The tribe has already declared three drought emergencies in the last 15 years. Will it survive the next one?

When wildfire smoke gets into water systems, it can contaminate drinking water and plumbing with carcinogens for months after the blaze.

Scientists have found that sodium hydroxide, a component often used in soaps, is able to break down one class of PFAS.

Studies have shown that testing wastewater offers an early warning signal about the prevalance of the coronavirus in the community.

Flooding in communities near former industrial sites threatens common pollution containment methods already in place.

One year after it launched one of the largest lead treatment programs in the United States, Denver Water is slightly ahead of schedule.