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With members and allies, we’re preventing the privatization of Pittsburgh’s public water system.
Mr. Trump’s budget proposal and infrastructure “principles” released last May, and an outline of the plan leaked last month, point to a pro-privatization approach that his pals in Davos would celebrate but would endanger basic services, enrich the private sector and force everyday people to foot the bill.
By Michelle Chen for the Nation. Privatization and deregulation could damage city water supplies and lead to pollution of our natural environment.
In a few days, President Trump will deliver the State of the Union address. One year into his presidency, corporate power run amok is devastating people’s lives. But you have the power to challenge corporate abuse and advance justice.
The story of our current water crisis is, in many ways, a story like so many others — the story of ...
Jean Hill was already 82 years old and a grandmother when she had a very big idea: Why not make her hometown of Concord, Massachusetts the first bottled-water-free town in the United States? The octogenarian hero of the bottled-water-free movement passed away in 2017.
Three companies among the multinational firms shortlisted by the Lagos Water Corporation have a global track record of abuse, mismanagement, and sharp practices, a report by the Environmental Rights Action, Friends of the Earth Nigeria has stated.
By Don Hopey for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Grassroots groups on Monday called for a state investigation of what they claim ...
Skyrocketing water bills. Labor abuses. Corner-cutting that can jeopardize public health and safety. Repeated water main breaks (one causing a ...
The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority board of directors unanimously approved a moratorium Thursday on water shutoffs this winter for needy residential customers who have not paid their bills.
