Archive: Water Affordability
Editorial – Winter 2023
It is easy to get distracted from what really matters for our continued existence as a species when we are facing so many existential crises all at once: a major pandemic, species extinctions, the world water crisis, erosion of democracy, and climate change. What can...
Read MoreWhy are we collecting stories about what happens to a family when they cannot afford their water bill?
The People’s Water Board has been working to ensure everyone has clean, affordable running water since 2008. We are a coalition of three dozen grassroots groups, NGO’s, faith-based, community-based and labor organizations who have come together to fight for the human right to water. Water...
Read MoreBenton Harbor: State of Michigan Sows Water Disaster in Another Michigan City, the People of Benton Harbor Fight a Corporate State for Clean Water
Our Fall issue reported on the situation in Benton Harbor with lead poisoning and the grassroots effort to force government to deal with it in a timely manner. We focused on the public health emergency it represented. The following is most of an article written...
Read MoreBaltimore Residents Win Water Affordability Program – Water4All
Residents of Baltimore, Maryland have won a major victory in their fight for affordable water. On February 8th, Mayor Scott announced the initiation of the Water4All program. Baltimore is the second major US city, after Philadelphia, to determine water and sanitation bills based on income...
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