Health

Dust suppression and habitat restoration are key elements in a plan to aid the Salton Sea, whose ills have been a sore point in Colorado River management.

For decades, a Utah uranium mill has sparked debate over whether radioactive contamination threatens human health by getting into the water and the air.

The Colorado health department is investigating a plume causing high levels of forever chemicals in the raw water supply of Adams County.

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...

LONESOME LAKE, WYOMING—Whit Coleman belly flopped with style into some of Wyoming’s most famous alpine waters on a summer day. Out on a father-son backpacking...

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.

Colorado joins three other states in approving a new rule that clears the way for drinking treated wastewater.

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

Water utilities initiated emergency action plans, asking hundreds of employees to work from home to limit the virus’ spread and to help protect the workers needed to operate water treatment and delivery systems.

Brad Lancaster, author and expert on water harvesting, explains how to make the most of rainfall and greywater to stretch local supplies.