bottled water

Activists demonstrated recently in High Springs, Fla., to oppose Nestlé's plan to withdraw more than a million gallons of water a day from Ginnie Springs.

The Water Is Already Low At A Florida Freshwater Spring, But Nestlé Wants More

6:00am November 08, 2019

by Greg Allen

Nestlé wants to increase the amount of water it withdraws from Ginnie Springs to nearly 1.2 million gallons a day, to the dismay of environmental groups and local activists.

While some water filters are designed to screen out potentially deadly lead, many filters and bottled water with added minerals simply improve the taste of water.

Which Water Is Best For Health? Hint: Don't Discount The Tap

8:02am July 27, 2018

by Sara Kiley Watson

Scientists weigh in on whether Americans really need to pay for alkalinized, mineralized, or purified water from filters or bottles.

In a file photo from 2004, a sign at the entrance to the Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water Company bottling plant, owned by Swiss conglomerate Nestlé, on the Morongo Indian Reservation near Cabazon, Calif.

Nestlé Offered Permit To Continue Taking Water From California Watershed

10:56pm June 28, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The company's U.S. bottled water unit had been found to be operating under a long-expired permit, taking tens of millions of gallons a year from a watershed in the San Bernardino National Forest.

A water distribution center on Dort Highway in Flint, Mich.

National

In Flint, Residents Scramble To Get The Last Cases Of State-Provided Bottled Water

12:11pm April 11, 2018

by Stephen Carmody

Michigan is ending the free water distribution program in Flint, but many residents don't trust state officials who insist their water is safe to drink, so long as they're using a filter.

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A water bottle is filled with sparkling water at a public fountain in a park in Paris. The city's mayor hopes the free bubbly water will help persuade residents to give up plastic bottles in favor of tap water.

To Burst The Bottle Bubble, Fountains In Paris Now Flow With Sparkling Water

11:33pm December 01, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

France might be known for its bottled water (think Evian or Perrier). But in Paris, the mayor wants people to give up plastic bottles in favor of city tap water — with bubbles added for extra appeal.

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Bike patrol volunteers give directions to visitors at Acadia National Park. The Trump administration has rolled back an Obama-era policy put in place to encourage national parks to end the sale of bottled water.

Trump Administration Reverses Bottled Water Ban In National Parks

4:57pm August 18, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

The move reverses an Obama-era policy put in place to encourage national parks to end the sale of bottled water. The aim was to cut back on plastic litter.

Judge Orders Bottled Water Delivery To Flint Residents Amid Lead Crisis

4:06pm November 11, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"The endeavor of hunting for water has become a dominant activity in some Flint residents' daily lives," the judge wrote. The city continues to navigate a years-long crisis over lead-laced water.

Third-graders Ezekiel White (right) and Emanuel Black push a jug of water to the cafeteria at Southwest Baltimore Charter School.

Before Flint, Lead-Contaminated Water Plagued Schools Across U.S.

2:35pm March 16, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Schools all over the country, not just Michigan, have struggled to eliminate lead from water fountains and cafeterias — some for more than a decade.

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Kids and teens should get two to three quarts of water per day, via food or drink, research suggests.

Got Water? Most Kids, Teens Don't Drink Enough

11:19am June 13, 2015

by Richard Harris

More than half the young people in a recent study were at least mildly dehydrated — maybe enough to affect energy and concentration. Roughly 25 percent said they never drink water.

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Health & Safety

Asheboro Church Collecting Bottled Water to Help West Virginia Residents

5:43pm January 14, 2014

One Piedmont church is expanding its mission field across the border to help neighbors in need.