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Canadian cities and towns urged to ban bottled water...

Mar. 8, 2009
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Canadian group targeting bottled water

VICTORIA, British Columbia, March 8 (UPI) -- The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says officials should ban the sale of bottled water at public city events or in civic buildings.
Bottled water may contain pollutants

Bottled water may contain pollutants

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A non-profit group says 10 U.S. bottled water brands contain 38 different pollutants but the water bottling industry says its water is fully regulated.

Old pipes prevent bottled water ban

PITTSBURGH, June 28 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh's mayor wants to lessen the city's bottled water consumption, but old pipes in the city-county building are getting in the way, a spokeswoman said.

Some bottled water not FDA regulated

GARLAND, Texas, April 14 (UPI) -- Most bottled water is exempt from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation because it is packaged and sold in the same state, an expert notes.

NYC restaurants nix bottled water

NEW YORK, April 6 (UPI) -- A group of posh New York City restaurants have decided to banish bottled water from their establishments, the restaurants say.

Bottled water may be out of the faucet

NEW YORK, July 27 (UPI) -- Some bottled water is just tap water, a New York environmental lawyer said.

Environmentalists blast bottled water

SEATTLE, April 20 (UPI) -- U.S. environmentalists say bottled drinking water is contributing to global warming.

Experts puzzle over bottled water sales

WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- U.S. bottled water sales rose 9 percent last year but it's unclear if people are drinking more or bottled is better than tap water, a Washington study says.

Aussie bottled water just tap water

BRISBANE, Australia, April 6 (UPI) -- The bottled water Australians buy at food stores and restaurants is basically just filtered tap water, a consumer group said.

Bottled water blamed for Canadian cavities

TORONTO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A new report indicates Canadian's growing penchant for bottled water may be leading to an increase in childhood cavities.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler