bottled water

Delano water bottling plant prompts concerns over exporting native groundwaterDelano water bottling plant prompts concerns over exporting native groundwater

Delano water bottling plant prompts concerns over exporting native groundwater

Photo: This sign greets motorists in Delano. Felix Adamo/ The Californian News of the new Niagara Bottling plant going up in Delano…

1 year ago
Bottled Water: The Private Equity Firm Tapping America’s Spring WaterBottled Water: The Private Equity Firm Tapping America’s Spring Water

Bottled Water: The Private Equity Firm Tapping America’s Spring Water

Photo: Water pours out of a pipe beside one of the sites in the San Bernardino Mountains where the company…

1 year ago
San Mateo County schools’ drinking water contaminated with nitrateSan Mateo County schools’ drinking water contaminated with nitrate

San Mateo County schools’ drinking water contaminated with nitrate

Image from October shows a beaker filled with water from the faucet at Pescadero Middle/High School in Pescadero, Calif. KGO-TV…

1 year ago
When communities face drinking-water crises, bottled water is a ‘temporary’ solution that often lasts years − and worsens inequalityWhen communities face drinking-water crises, bottled water is a ‘temporary’ solution that often lasts years − and worsens inequality

When communities face drinking-water crises, bottled water is a ‘temporary’ solution that often lasts years − and worsens inequality

An emergency bottled-water distribution site in Flint, Mich., in early 2016. Sarah Rice/Getty Images A massive intrusion of salt water into…

1 year ago
The US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagineThe US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagine

The US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagine

A sample of tap water taken in Flint, Michigan. Photograph: Garrett MacLean/The Guardian Industrial runoff and lax standards have tainted…

5 years ago