drinking water

This First Nation Is Still Under Boil-Water Advisory After 21 Years

This First Nation Is Still Under Boil-Water Advisory After 21 Years

Neskantaga First Nation in Ontario has had to boil water since 1995. “We’re over 20 years already where our people haven’t been able to get the water they need to drink from their taps or to bathe themselves without getting any rashes,” Neskantaga Chief Wayne Moonias told CBC News in 2015. Their water issues have […]

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    Erin Brockovich Calls on EPA to Finally Set Standard for Carcinogen Found in Millions of Americans’ Tap Water

    Erin Brockovich Calls on EPA to Finally Set Standard for Carcinogen Found in Millions of Americans’ Tap Water

    As news about North Carolina’s governor and his administration downplaying the risks of drinking water contaminated with hexavalent chromium unfolds, two leading environmental health advocates are pushing the Obama administration to finally set a nationwide standard for the highly toxic chemical. Erin Brockovich, a noted environmental health advocate and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) President […]

    France Shows Why Water Privatization Is a Bad Idea

    France Shows Why Water Privatization Is a Bad Idea

    Food & Water Watch Just 50 days before the World Water Forum and the Alternative World Water Forum take place in Marseille, France, the European Commission has announced formal anti-trust proceedings against French water companies Veolia, Suez and subsidiaries Lyonnaise des Eaux and SAUR. The commission will examine whether companies have coordinated their behaviour in […]