Health

Decades of climate change-driven drought, combined with the overpumping of aquifers, is making the valley desperately dry — and appears to be intensifying the levels of heavy metals in drinking water.

For the last two years, Robin Daigle has had to boil her tap water before pouring it in ice cube trays.  She boils tap water if she needs it to...

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

We talk to Laura Paskus, a journalist with New Mexico PBS, about her coverage of climate change and water issues in the state.

Grand County officials are searching for ways to prevent harmful algae blooms and weed growth in Grand Lake.

About one-third of Navajo Nation residents lack running water in their homes and water pollution remains a serious issue in the region. We talk to Kaitlin Harris of DigDeep’s Navajo Water Project about solutions to these pressing problems.

Wastewater can inform public health departments of new variants in the community, but the data collected is still inconclusive.

Scientists fear that eventually the toxic residue of more than a century of agricultural runoff will be blown into the air — and into the lungs of residents.

Residents of a mobile home park in Edwards say their well water tastes, looks and smells bad.

People are fighting against disinfectants in their drinking water that cause rashes, breathing problems and more.