Health

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.

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

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

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

Colorado’s virus-related restrictions are forcing commercial rafting companies to create social distance on unruly rivers and face the potential for smaller crowds.

A synthetic chemical’s appearance in public water supply wells raises questions of how to protect the public from unknown health hazards.

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.

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

Some Colorado residents have been experiencing drinking water contamination for years. When the water will be safe to drink is unknown.

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