In the Media
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Homes on the Navajo Nation lack running water
A compelling profile of life, land, and water relations on the Navajo Nation and residents’ struggles for secure, piped water, by LA Times journalist Tyrone Beason. Quotes research by the Plumbing Poverty project.
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Milwaukee lags among major US metro areas in addressing 'plumbing poverty'
New report shows roughly 3,000 households in the Milwaukee metro area lack running water and a flush toilet. Reported by Talis Shelbourne, published in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
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"The conditions are inhumane"
Renters and people of color are most likely to live without water or flushing toilets in some of America’s wealthiest cities, new research shows. Reporting led by Nina Lakhani, published in The Guardian alongside our white paper.
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Urban residents are most Americans in 'plumbing poverty'
An estimated 73% of US households without running water live in metro areas, and nearly half live in the nation’s 50 largest cities, a new study reports. Reported by Brett Wilson, published in Circle of Blue.
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Wealthy US cities struggle to provide running water for all
A new study finds households without running water in some of the richest cities in the USA. Published in the New Scientist.
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Where Americans lack running water, mapped
‘Plumbing poverty’—a lack of running water, a flush toilet, and an indoor bath or shower—is skewed across racial and socioeconomic lines, new article shows. Published by CityLab.