Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/18/1 On 28 September 2011, the UN Human Rights Council passed a new resolution which takes the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation a step ...

Since then, 39 countries have enshrined the right to water in legislation or their constitutions. The United States has failed to follow suit. In fact, the U.S. abstained from the UN vote that made ...

In 2012, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 685, adding this language to the state Water Code: “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for ...

Water futures trading opens a new frontier for privatization — one that further threatens our human right to clean, affordable water. Water futures trading opens a new frontier for privatization — one ...

The right of every human being to safe drinking water and basic sanitation should be recognized and realized. The United Nations estimates that nearly 900 million people live without clean water ...

In 2012, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 685, adding this language to the state Water Code: “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for ...

Past versions of the “human right to water” bill failed to get hearings in the Republican-led legislature. But with Democrats holding a two-seat majority and water affordability concerns resurfacing ...

TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Thursday rejected a voter-approved measure that sought to establish a “right to clean water” in the Brevard County community of Titusville, saying it ...