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In a follow-up to her popular dive into America’s landfills, Garbage Land, enviromental author Elizabeth Royte explores America’s obsession with bottled water. Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It , examines the rise of Poland Springs and other major bottled water companies in America. “In a journalistic and often humorous manner, […]
The growing consumption of bottled water raises questions about the product’s economic and environmental costs. Among the most significant concerns are the resources required to produce the plastic bottles and to deliver filled bottles to consumers, including both energy and water. Read more here. Source : Pacific Institute
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Mayor Greg Nichols has announced that to cut down on trash and help the environment, the city of Seattle will stop buying bottled water. The city could save as much as $58,000 a year by not purchasing bottled water for events or water-cooler jugs for its workers, city officials say. Read more […]
AP — Federal standards for acceptable levels of pharmaceuticals in bottled water are the same as those for tap water — there aren’t any. Annual bottled water consumption in the United States is currently about 30 gallons per person, according to the Beverage Marketing Corporation. Read more here. source: Associated Press
Tree Hugger recently posted a story illuminating certain facts behind the presence of pharmaceuticals in drinking water and explaining why bottled water is not the solution. Read more: source: treehugger.com
LONDON — The British government will be taking it from the tap starting this summer. Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government will phase out bottled water in all of its departments. Read more here. Source: The Canadian Press
“The growth of the bottled water industry is a story about 21st century controversies and contradictions: poverty versus glitterati; perception versus reality; private gain versus public loss of the last century.”
The Rundown Reclamation provides funds for tribal drinking water projects and solar panels at irrigation canals. EPA financial advisers will meet this week to discuss water affordability and federal infrastructure investment. States and tribes request extensions for spending household water bill assistance funds. Western mountain snowpack is a tale of two regions at the end […]
A Montana judge has ruled against the construction of a new housing subdivision near Helena, where groundwater shortages caused local outcry.
Lead pipes replaced but residents struggle with high water bills By Vlada Sukhanovskaya – Circle of Blue – August 21, 2023 Benton Harbor residents have been inundated with challenges facing their water system for years. Lead in pipes. Ineffective corrosion treatment. Threats of water shut-offs. Piled one on top of another. Some relief is at […]
At the UN biodiversity summit, roughly 190 countries pledge to protect 30 percent of the world’s lands and waters by 2030.
