Plastic bottles containing supposedly clean, healthy water from a mountain spring, a municipal tap or other sources have become a part of the modern landscape — and landfill. A new commentary published by population health experts in BMJ Global Health warns that the enormous and increasing toll of bottled water on the health of humans […]
Nestlé cannot claim that its Ice Mountain bottled water brand is an essential public service, according to Michigan’s second highest court, which delivered a legal blow to the food and beverage giant in a unanimous decision. The three-judge panel that sits on Michigan’s Court of Appeals said bottled water is not a public water supply, […]
By Tara Lohan It was 1985 and privatization, deregulation and free trade were in the air. Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and President Ronald Reagan were negotiating a free trade deal — a precursor to NAFTA. Among the goods it would cover: “Water, including … mineral waters … ice and snow.” That set off alarm […]
By Miranda Fox The impacts of the government shutdown on the nation’s national parks have been widely reported: overflowing bathrooms, decimated habitat and widespread litter resulted in parks that remained open without staff oversight and management. In response, individuals, organizations and corporations have volunteered to help out with the clean-up. One of these is Nestlé […]
By Meredith Rosenberg Disposable items have become so ingrained in our daily habits that we may not realize all of the small, everyday actions that are adding to the amount of disposable waste that ends up in oceans and landfills. Here are five lifestyle changes you can make today to ditch the disposables and reduce […]
The U.S. Forest Service offered Nestlé a three-year permit on Wednesday to keep taking millions of gallons of water from the San Bernardino National Forest in California, the Associated Press reported. The offer has certain restrictions. Nestlé, which sells bottled water under the Arrowhead brand, can continue piping from the Strawberry Creek watershed “when there […]
Sir David Attenborough—who showed “heartbreaking” examples of the effects of plastic pollution on marine life in his Blue Planet II series—spoke with Sky News ahead of World Oceans Day about humanity’s responsibility to save our struggling seas. “We’ve become aware of what we’ve done to the world and the responsibility we have for looking after […]
Federal officials and conservation groups reached an agreement Wednesday that will finally end Nestlé Corp.’s ability to rely on a permit that expired 30 years ago to siphon water from the San Bernardino National Forest for its massive bottled-water operation. The company’s diversion has severely reduced water in spring-fed Strawberry Creek, which forest wildlife and […]
In one of the coolest social media campaigns since the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the United Nations launched a global challenge to #BeatPlasticPollution, the theme of World Environment Day on June 5. The movement encourages you to give up single-use plastics and replace them with reusable and sustainable alternatives. Participants are asked to announce their […]
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