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The Stream, January 25: Milk, Arsenic and Mexico’s Water

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January 25, 2012

Arsenic Arsenic is tainting freshwater supplies in Mexico's…

Shiprock, New Mexico: The Navajo Nation — which spans a 70,000-square-kilometer stretch of mesa, sand, and canyons in parts of New Mexico, Utah, and northern Arizona — is the largest and, arguably, the driest American Indian reservation in the United States.

Racing an Arizona Senator’s Retirement, Dry Navajo Nation Draws Closer to Securing More Water

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November 17, 2011

The largest reservation in the U.S. has one of the nation's highest poverty rates — more than 40 percent — and very little water infrastructure. Many residents pay nearly 50 times the municipal cost for water, which instead is delivered from a tank in the back of a truck, often resulting in water-borne intestinal illnesses.

The Stream, August 10: Toxins in Drinking Water

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August 10, 2011

There are about 6,000 toxins that the U.S. Environmental Protection…

A Dry and Anxious North Awaits China’s Giant, Unproven Water Transport Scheme

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March 1, 2011

Authorities anticipate approval for new western line to tap energy reserves. Sparks and the blue flare of arc welders, like hot stars in the night sky, illuminate the interior of a massive water tunnel that crosses underneath the Yellow River.