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Arizona tribes wait for water as settlements languish in courtrooms and bureaucracy, AZ Central, August 24, 2022
Taps have run dry in a major Mexico city for months. A similar water crisis looms in the US, experts say, USA Today, August 14, 2022
Ignored for decades, Colorado River tribes fight for their water rights, The Gazette, August 19, 2022
‘A 100-year tragedy’ for tribes in the Colorado River Basin, Deseret News, December 19, 2022
New bill aims to increase tribal access to clean water, KUNC, The Takeaway, May 16, 2022
Neguse, Moore, Blumenauer, LaMalfa unveil bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand tribal access to clean water, May 12, 2022
Universal access: Is safe drinking water on the horizon for tribes?, Water Education Colorado, Headwaters Magazine, April 25, 2022
Infrastructure bill to aid US tribes with water, plumbing, AP, Denver Post, December 23, 2021
Many tribal homes don’t have access to clean water, and the road to getting it is lined with hurdles, KUNC, December 8, 2021
Historically excluded from Colorado River policy, tribes want a say in how the dwindling resource is used. Access to clean water is a start, Colorado Public Radio News, December 7, 2021
What the infrastructure bill means for water in Nevada and the West, Nevada Independent, November 18, 2021
Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill, ABCNews, November 17, 2021
Billions coming to help tribes access clean water, SourceNM, November 17, 2021
As climate talks put focus on water crisis, the Colorado River provides a stark example, The Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2021
Heather Tanana, Univ. of Utah – Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribes, The Academic Minute, Aug. 30, 2021
The drinking water crisis on public lands and how the federal government is finally stepping up, Colorado Politics, Aug. 25, 2021
Bennet, Heinrich, Hickenlooper, Warren applaud investments to improve tribal access to clean water, Aug. 5, 2021
Newly introduced bill aims to increase access to clean water in tribal lands, Arizona Public Media, July 27, 2021
Opinion: Washington has a big chance to correct a shameful state of affairs for Native Americans, Washington Post, July 21, 2021
‘Long overdue’: Lawmakers propose $6.7 billion to bring clean drinking water to Indian Country, AZ Central, July 25, 2021
Bennet, Heinrich Introduce Bill to Expand and Improve Tribal Access to Clean Water, Senator Bennet Press Release, July 16, 2021
Tribes without clean water demand an end to decades of US government neglect, The Guardian, April 28, 2021
Western tribes already lacked water access. Now there’s a megadrought, Grist, May 5, 2021
Forgotten: Can Biden tackle tribes’ water woes?, E&E News, April 28, 2021
Colorado River Reckoning: Drought, Climate and Equal Access, Climate One Podcast, June 11, 2021
On Native American reservations, the push for more clean water and sanitation, Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2021
The Pandemic Exposed the Severe Water Insecurity Faced by Southwestern Tribes, Inside Climate News, April 29, 2021
Clean water access urgent for Indigenous tribes, Albuquerque Journal, April 29, 2021
The Daily Stream, Circle of Blue, April 30, 2021
New report looks into water insecurity in tribal lands across Colorado River Basin, AZ Public Media, April 30, 2021
‘Megadrought’ persists in western U.S., as another extremely dry year develops, National Geographic, May 7, 2021
Severe Water Cuts Are Coming for Arizona. The Rest of the Southwest Is Next, New Republic, May 3, 2021
Report: Colorado River Basin Tribes Lack Clean, Reliable Water, KNAU, June 10, 2021
Advocates For Tribal Water Access Are Asking Congress To Earmark Money For Projects On Native Land, KUER, May 7, 2021