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What years covering Puerto Rico reveal about why the taps keep running dry

Puerto Rico's drought is only part of the reason residents are losing water. NPR's Adrian Florido explains what years of reporting on the island have taught him.

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Gabriel J. Sánchez
Gabriel J. Sánchez is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.
Adam Raney
Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. As the network’s transportation correspondent since 2023, Rose’s reporting focuses on roadway and pedestrian safety, an air travel system under stress and how emerging technologies are changing the ways we get around.
Adrian Florido
Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.