The neoliberal obsession with privatizing essential industries and services is haunting the UK. Profiteering by gas, oil, railways, mail, and other entities is the root … The Privatization of Water Is a ScamRead more
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Philadelphia water ‘safe to drink and use’
Residents in Philadelphia can safely drink the water following a nearby chemical spill, the city’s water department said Tuesday evening. The Philadelphia Department of Water … Philadelphia water ‘safe to drink and use’Read more
Businesses using trillions of gallons of Michigan ground water
While Swiss-based food giant Nestlé’s northern Michigan bottled water operations have raised public ire with its request to greatly expand the amount of groundwater it … Businesses using trillions of gallons of Michigan ground waterRead more
Brooklyn school has more lead in its water than Flint
Students in a Brooklyn elementary school classroom drank from a fountain whose water was more contaminated than Flint, Mich.’s — laden with 1,000 times the … Brooklyn school has more lead in its water than FlintRead more
Review of world water resources
A recent review study led by The University of Texas at Austin provides an overview of the planet’s freshwater supplies and strategies for sustainably managing … Review of world water resourcesRead more
Mississippi Gov. Failed to Protect Jackson’s Water
On Monday, you led a rally outside the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson demanding elected officials reverse decades of disinvestment that’s left water unfit to drink … Mississippi Gov. Failed to Protect Jackson’s WaterRead more
The Rich Drink for Free While the Poor Pay More
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The Cold War Legacy Lurking in U.S. Groundwater
In America’s rush to build the nuclear arsenal that won the Cold War, safety was sacrificed for speed. Uranium mills that helped fuel the weapons … The Cold War Legacy Lurking in U.S. GroundwaterRead more
Jackson, Mississippi Must Reject Water Privatization
What’s happening in Jackson, Miss., where residents remain under a boil-water advisory after having little to no access to safe water for all of last … Jackson, Mississippi Must Reject Water PrivatizationRead more
Water Is Dignity
As of September 2, the vast majority of the residents of the city of Jackson, Mississippi—over 150,000—still have no access to safe drinking water. The … Water Is DignityRead more