Stay updated with breaking news from Reno Red Cloud. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
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.
A community-led water-testing project made up of households that rely on private well water with high arsenic levels saw on average a 47 percent drop in partici