Tap Water’s Budget Bottleneck
House lawmakers, who control the federal purse strings for the nation’s water supplies, spend nearly $1 million a year on bottled water.
Simmering Water War
Boneheaded executives and greed-headed investors might be draining the fresh water supplies where you live.
Reaching the Boiling Point
Our aging water systems are long past due for a major overhaul.
Water is Not for Sale: A Look at Italy’s Water Movement
In Italy, and across the world, local water must be administered for the common good of the community – il bene comune – and not treated as a market commodity.
No Message on the Bottle
Bottlers need to label the source of their water and provide honest information on their bottles instead of making spurious marketing claims.
So That All May Drink
The United Nations is voting on safe drinking water as a human right.
Atrazine on the Rocks? No Thanks
Questions arise about the reliability of data in company-produced studies the EPA considers when determining whether drinking water is safe.
Congress: Rescue the Clean Water Act
Unless we protect headwater streams, our drinking water could be contaminated.
Let’s Chuck the Bottle
Chances are that your city’s tap water, which is inspected several times daily, is at least as pure (and often more so) than the pricey stuff.
The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
The three water crises dwindling freshwater supplies, inequitable access to water and the corporate control of water pose the greatest threat of our time to the planet and to our survival.
Asian Armageddon?
All this talk of peace runs straight up against the major increases in military spending and the acquisition of ever more sophisticated weaponry.
Chomsky on the Rise of the South
Noam Chomsky looks at the increasing power and coordination of the countries of the Global South.
China’s Filthiest Export
China makes, the world takes. And that includes pollution.
The Post-Abundance Era
We’re so beyond the Cold War and September 11th that weve entered a new era altogether. FPIF columnist Michael T. Klare warns us all to get ready and tighten our belts.