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A Look At Concord's Plastic Water Bottle Ban, Five Years In (WGBH 6/5/18)
Letter: Sierra Club backs Great Barrington bottled water ban (Berkshire Eagle 5/3/18)
Great Barrington MA One of First Towns in United States to Ban Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles (Fired Up! 5/18/18)
The Queen declares war on plastic after David Attenborough documentary (Telegraph 2/11/18)
London Mayor Seeks Revival of Public Drinking Fountains (NY Times 12/4/17)
Jean Hill, who led Concord’s plastic bottle-ban effort, dies at 90 (Boston Globe 11/20/17)
Concord activist, environmental crusader ‘changed the world’ (Concord Journal 11/20/17)
State urged to end bottled H2O spending (Berkshire Eagle 10/26/17)
State urged to pull plug on bottled water spending (WWLP-22News 10/25/17)
Water fountains provide drinks for ‘a wise man’ in Concord (Concord Journal 10/19/17)
A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge 'as dangerous as climate change' (UK Guardian 6/28/17)
Inside the strategies of a Massachusetts bag ban architect (WasteDive 6/22/17)
Where Thoreau Lived, Crusade Over Bottles (NY Times 6/22/17)
Student Activists Curb Bottled Water on College Campuses (Food & Water Watch 8/25/16)
Plastic Water Bottle Bans Take Effect in Two Communities (NECN 2/27/14)
Nine Year Old Boy Speaks Out Against Nestle Waters (Grist 3/20/13)
Does Poland Spring Water Actually Come From Poland Spring? (Mother Jones 3/14/13)
Arlington Town Meeting will vote on a water bottle ban pushed by high school students (Boston.com 2/12/13)
Boston councilor touts year-round outdoor drinking fountains (Boston Globe 2/7/13)
Local Businesses Adjusting to Concord's Bottle Ban (Concord Patch 1/9/13)
In Fight Against Privatized Water, Bottles Banned in Concord, MA (Common Dreams 1/3/13)
Concord Fires First Shot in Plastic Water Bottle Ban (Newsmax 1/3/13)
Concord Prepares for 'Bottle Ban' (Concord Patch 12/22/12)
Will the Bottle Ban be Concord's New Year's Resolution? (Concord Patch 12/3/12)
Viewpoint: Concord, you can give up bottled water (BBC 6/30/10)
How Your Organization Can Promote Tap Water (Food & Water Watch 6/2/10)
St. Vincent's Medical Center bans sale, distribution of bottled water (CT Post 2/3/10)
LINKS
World Water Day (United Nations)
Go Green and Refill Your Water Bottles (National Park Service)