Health

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.

Colorado enacted five major pieces of water legislation, including providing more water for environmental flows and studying how to limit water speculation.

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.

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.

Refrigerator filters are an attractive target for counterfeiters, who may also be putting consumers at risk by selling filters that are not merely ineffective, but unsafe.

Colorado water officials hope to combat algae blooms caused by rising temperatures and an increased use of phosphorus-laced lawn fertilizers.

Journalist Heather Hansman floated the Green River to explore water issues in the American West, then wrote a fascinating book about her journey.

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

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

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