In the Navajo Nation – the largest Native reservation in the United States – water is not taken for granted. Here, more than one in three Diné must haul water to their rural homes, often across long distances. The Diné, who are 67 times more likely to lack running water than the average American, use the least amount of water per person in the US, but pay the most. Eighty miles away, residents of Utah’s Washington County rely on the same water supply, yet pay less for that water than almost anyone in the country, and until recently consumed the most. This contrast reflects inequities of power ...

 

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