October 23, 2021

October 24, 2021

This week on Matter of Fact, a look at the supply chain crisis, as it keeps products off of shelves and is causing prices to spike. Correspondent Dina Demetrius talks to a business owner who is anxiously waiting for his products to arrive. Plus, America has a drinking water problem. Catherine Coleman Flowers is a MacArthur Genius Award winner, and the founding director of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice. Soledad talks to her about how she’s looking for solutions to help communities suffering from lack of access to clean water. Then, how California’s shrinking Salton Sea is polluting the community around it.

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