Tuesday December 14, 2021

Across the nation, almost half of tribal homes don’t have steady access to clean drinking water. The Colorado River Basin is home to many of those, where families depend on bottled water, trucked in from faraway cities. And as our radio partners report, even in the few communities that have seen substantive improvements, the road to getting clean water is lined with hurdles. Plus, what will be the country’s largest wind farm is being stalled by a federal agency.

Show Notes:

Photo: Frank Pablo hauls water in the back of his truck, and relies on bottled water for drinking. People living in To'hajiilee, New Mexico — one of many tribal communities that lack safe water infrastructure — don't have access to piped clean water. Alex Hager/KUNC

KHOL: The U.S. wants more clean energy projects on public lands. One Wyoming wind farm shows it’s not that easy.
https://891khol.org/the-u-s-wants-more-clean-energy-projects-on-public-lands-one-wyoming-wind-farm-shows-its-not-that-easy/

KUNC: Many tribal homes don’t have clean water, and the road to getting it is a lined with hurdles
https://www.kunc.org/environment/2021-12-08/many-tribal-homes-dont-have-clean-water-and-the-road-to-getting-it-is-lined-with-hurdles