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Water Is a Common Good, Not a Commodity – U.N. Experts
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This article excerpted from the UN website: ohchr.org
GENEVA / NEW YORK (21 March 2023) – Water should be managed as a common good not a commodity, UN experts* said today. They urged States to ensure that human rights and water defenders be...
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April 2017 Newsletter
Injection Wells, Other, Potash Mining, Water Affordability, Water Grabs
Nestle requests a permit to increase water withdrawal from 150 to 400 gallons per minute near Evart. MCWC mobilizes a campaign generating over 25,000 comments opposing privatization of public water...
October 2016 Newsletter
Fracking, Injection Wells, Oil Pipeline Impacts, Other, Potash Mining, Water Affordability
President's report details MCWC's shift from Nestlé battle to the fossil fuel industry threats including Line 5 pipeline, fracking ban campaign, injection wells, US Ecology expansion, and Flint water justice...
March 2016 Newsletter
Fracking, Injection Wells, Other, Water Affordability, Water Grabs
The Flint water crisis resulted from state government failures and privatization efforts. The Emergency Manager rule ignored residents' right to clean water while enabling private corporations in Michigan cities.
December 2015 Newsletter
Fracking, In Memoriam, Oil Pipeline Impacts, Other, Water Affordability, Water Grabs
Editorial reveals that Detroit water shutoffs and Flint lead poisoning follow an identical pattern: emergency managers privatizing water systems through the Water Authority, Veolia North America, while infrastructure crumbles, rates...
November 2014 Newsletter
Fracking, Oil Pipeline Impacts, Other
MCWC announces three priority areas: supporting fracking ban ballot initiative requiring $500,000 by December, opposing Line 5 pipeline under Mackinac Straits, and joining a Detroit water justice coalition.
May 2014 Newsletter
MCWC celebrates becoming debt-free after fourteen years, having raised over one million dollars through garage sales, pasties, and grants to pay off Nestlé legal battle costs.