This story was originally published by Ensia. Lisa Finley-DeVille started drinking bottled water around the same time her friend’s horses began to get sick and die. A half decade ago on the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota, Deville drove up to see her friend in the New Town area. The horses looked dehydrated […] Search for:
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Lisa Finley-DeVille started drinking bottled water around the same time her friendâs horses began to get sick and die. A half decade ago on the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota, Deville drove up to see her friend in the New Town area. The horses looked dehydrated and brittle, just skin and bones. Theyâre eating, but itâs like theyâre not eating, her friend told her.