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With decades of experience, Reno Red Cloud knows more than anyone about water on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. As climate change makes fire season on the reservation more dangerous, he sees a growing need for water to fight those fires.
Long-dormant wells with elevated levels of arsenic may help alleviate water shortages by providing an alternative source for fighting fires on the Pine Ridge Reservation
“We’re looking to deal with extended drought and the increasing intensity of wildfires.”
Old wells that were plugged because of arsenic levels will be reopened on the Pine Ridge reservation to fight increasing numbers of wildfires.
Unpredictable weather patterns have made farmers cautious, with drought still on horizon despite record summer rainfalls