Archives: Water

Lead astray: Public-private partnerships are a false solution to our nation’s water crisis

Corporate Accountability International’s research shows private water corporations have contributed to the lead crisis in the U.S. In addition to failures to ...

Statement: Michigan Attorney General’s suit against Veolia

We applaud Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s step toward justice in Flint by suing water privateer Veolia for negligence and ...

Nestlé’s back: Help protect our parks

Over the last few years, Corporate Accountability International members and activists like you have joined the Think Outside the Bottle ...

Picture of a bright, sunny day by the ocean. Plastic trash is scattered across the sand.

It’s World Ocean Day. Do you know how much plastic is out there?

Photo credit: Hydro Flask, Flickr, Creative Commons In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, garbage from around the world — ...

Turning the tide against water privatization in Wisconsin

Photo credit: Overpass Light Brigade The pieces were in place for the water industry to take control of Wisconsin’s public ...

In the news: People around the world are standing up for the human right to water

Photo credit: Melissa Mays, Water You Fighting For? In the last month, the media has been abuzz with stories of ...

Statement: Organizations urge Flint officials to reject deal with for-profit water providers

Groups Urge City Leaders to Support Democratic, Public Control of Water System “As the water crisis in Flint has unfolded ...

Corporate Accountability protest at World Bank.

Momentous wins for the human right to water

Photo: Corporate Accountability created a visible, powerful splash at the World Bank Spring meetings. When more than a hundred women showed ...

Ranking Dem with World Bank oversight demands end to bank’s unethical water schemes

Amid World Bank meetings and Flint water crisis, Rep. Moore raises concern over World Bank’s harmful water dealings WASHINGTON—Today, US Representative ...

Letter from Rep. Gwen Moore to World Bank

Letter from Rep. Gwen Moore, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, to World ...