COMMONS MAGAZINE
Corporate initiatives to privatize, control, deplete or pollute fresh water around the world are intensifying, which raises sobering questions about fair access to an indispensable resource for life. The commons provides many constructive answers to this growing threat.
(By Laura Nawrocik under a Creative Commons license.)
(By Mary Crandall under a Creative Common license)
Drinking water for New York City is protected by strict land use policies in places far from the city. (By David Leip under a CC license.)
Judges appraise the quality of tap water from various US communities at the 133rd annual conference of the American Water Works Association.
Detroit's recovery will lose ground if thousands of people are run out of their homes after the city shuts off the water.(Photo by S.J. Carey under a Creative Commons license)