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Trump’s Transition Team Is Stacked With Privatization Enthusiasts
If these officials get their way, America’s schools, roads, prisons, immigrant-detention centers, and critical social-insurance programs will soon fall into private hands. By David Dayen.
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In American Towns, Private Profits From Public Works
Desperate towns have turned to private equity firms to manage their waterworks. The deals bring much-needed upgrades, but can carry hefty price tags. By Danielle Ivory, Ben Protess and Griff Palmer.
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Michigan plans to sell 100 million gallons of groundwater to Nestle for $200
Nestle, which is arguably the world’s leading advocate of water privatization, is about to acquire 100 million gallons of drinking water in Michigan. By Tom Cahill.
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Nestlé and Coca-Cola Attempt to Block National Parks From Banning Bottled Water Sales
Single-use water bottles generate up to 20 percent of the waste in National Parks but Congress is preventing their ban. By Alexis Bonogofsky.
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Michigan residents deplore plan to let Nestlé pump water for next to nothing
The Swiss company would pay next to nothing for the right to pump 210m gallons a year for its bottled water business in a state still reeling from the Flint crisis. By Jessica Glenza .
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Jury acquits [Y’alliban] leaders of Malheur wildlife refuge standoff
Standoff leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy and five others were charged with conspiring to impede federal workers from their jobs at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. By Hal Bernton.
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America can’t trust public water, so it’s turning to private companies
A perfect storm of aging infrastructure, stretched municipal budgets, and changing climate conditions are putting even more of the country’s water systems under pressure. By Renuka Rayasam.
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In Wyoming, a road block for public access
A tangled web of lawsuits and land sales mean people trying to access a Lincoln County wilderness area could face trespass charges. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. (Feb. 18)
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