Archives: Water
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.
Following the U.S. presidential election, Cornel West wrote: “For us in these times, to even have hope is too abstract, too detached, too spectatorial. Instead we must be a hope, a participant and a force for good as we face this catastrophe.” That’s what we have committed to do together: Be a hope. Read the rest of Corporate Accountability's annual report.
Marching in the streets. Visiting elected officials’ offices. Calling and emailing representatives. Hosting letter-writing parties. There’s no doubt about it: ...
