California’s Dirty Little Secret: Oil Wells in the Backyard
Co-published with Grist. Even Texas and Wyoming do a better job protecting communities from oil and gas drilling.
Mega-Dairies, Disappearing Wells, and Arizona’s Deepening Water Crisis
Co-published with The Guardian. When wells run dry in the Willcox basin those who can afford to just dig deeper – leaving homes high and dry as the …
For Many Americans, Poor Water Access Heightens the COVID Threat
Co-published with U.S. News and World Report. In impoverished places like the rural South, standard amenities that form the baseline for warding off coronavirus infection can …
A Promise Unfulfilled: Water Pipeline Stops Short for Sioux Reservation
Co-published with The Guardian. After 25 years and a half-billion dollars, only half of the project’s water delivered to Pine Ridge Reservation comes from the Missouri …
In California, a Thirst for Change
Co-published with KCRW. An estimated one million Californians — mostly rural and poor — are exposed to contaminated water each year.
How Septic Tanks May Imperil this Florida Ecosystem
Co-published with PBS NewsHour with additional support from the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. In Florida, one of the nation’s largest waterways is in …
The North Dakota Fracking Boom
Co-published with AlterNet. This is a story about one tribal nation grappling with the stresses of life during oil time - housing, traffic, crime, crowds, their …