bottled water

IPR News

State Court of Appeals sides with Osceola Township in dispute with Nestle

Bottled water from Nestle Waters does not meet the definition of an “essential service,” according to a decision Tuesday from the Michigan Court of…

IPR News

Bottled water handed out in Blair after PFAs contamination found

Morgan Springer

People in Blair Township are now dealing with PFAs contamination. On Friday, twelve households started getting bottled water at the township hall. That’s…

Michigan Environment

State approves Nestle's water withdrawal permit

The Michigan DEQ has approved a permit from Nestle Waters North America to increase the amount of groundwater it pumps from its well near Evart,…

The plaintiffs say older, poor and impoverished people in Flint aren't getting enough water

Michigan Environment

Tribes concerned proposed Nestle water pumping increase would harm environment, violate treaty

Stateside Staff

Nestle wants to draw more spring water from its well in Osceola County. As Michigan decides whether to approve Nestle’s request, there's a group with an...

Michigan Radio mapped 49 bottled water facilities in Michigan. An interactive version is below.

Michigan Environment

Why it's so hard to know exactly how much of Michigan's water is bottled and sold

Kaye LaFond

Tomorrow evening at 7pm, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is holding a public hearing on a request from Nestle Waters.

National Guardsmen delivered bottled water in Flint at the beginning of this year.

Around Michigan & State Government

A year after Flint’s emergency declaration, state says bottled water isn’t needed

Stateside Staff

Here we are at the one-year anniversary of the declaration of emergency in Flint, and we’re in the midst of an all-out tug-of-war between the state of...

This permit would allow Nestle to pump 200 million gallons a year. If the company pumps at that full amount, it would basically quadruple the amount of water it pumps now.

Michigan Environment

Flood of comments pushes DEQ to expand public review on Nestle water pumping permit

Stateside Staff

Americans love their bottled water. Statistics from the Beverage Marketing Corporation tell us that while sales of soft drinks, fruit drinks, sports...

Nestle and other water companies have permits to pump water that will be bottled and sold.

Michigan Environment

Nestle's permit to pump more water almost went unnoticed. State now says full public review coming.

Mark Brush

Nestle owns a water bottling plant in Stanwood, Michigan, north of Grand Rapids. It bottles spring water for its Ice Mountain and Pure Life brands. The...

Around Michigan & State Government

State skipped bidding process, overpaid for Flint’s emergency water supplies

Stateside Staff

When the Flint water disaster exploded, the state began sending emergency supplies to the city: millions and millions of dollars worth of bottled water...