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1,650 Illegal Oil Wells Still Polluting California Aquifers

1,650 Illegal Oil Wells Still Polluting California Aquifers

Gov. Jerry Brown’s oil regulators failed to meet their own deadline Wednesday for shutting down 1,650 oil industry injection wells that are violating water-protection laws by dumping toxic fluid into protected California aquifers. “Governor Brown’s administration has decided not to protect our water from illegal contamination by the oil industry,” said Hollin Kretzmann of the […]

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    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 […]