Pollution

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.

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.

The Arkansas Valley Conduit promises to bring clean drinking water to more residents of southeast Colorado.

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

Water insecurity is an underrecognized but growing problem in the U.S. Tap water distrust is part of the problem.

After more than a decade of work, a federal cleanup project along the Colorado River in Utah is still removing radioactive uranium tailings that could pose a threat to...

De-icing salts can pollute water bodies. Taking a page from nature, scientists hope to develop effective but more benign antifreeze compounds.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied local groups’ request for a public hearing in the case of a marble quarry that violated the Clean Water Act.

Since state officials began a more focused monitoring effort six years ago to detect toxic algae blooms in Colorado’s lakes and reservoirs, testing has documented harmful levels of such toxins three times on the Western Slope.