Loyola nixes the sale of bottled water

May. 7, 2012
Loyola University Chicago is ridding its campus of bottled water.School officials say bottled water will no longer be sold anywhere on campus starting in 2013.A referendum was passed by students last week to phase out bottled water sales and reduce the university's environmental footprint.

Water: does the future depend on who controls it?

Nov. 7, 2011
Water flows fast and often free from the taps of many American households.

Testing festival-goers taste: bottle or tap?

Sep. 16, 2011
WBEZ’s Front and Center series covers a host of environmental issues in the Great Lakes region–-from the air Midwesterns breathe to the water they drink. Water quality is a big challenge. Sure, Chicago has lots of freshwater – a resource many are clamoring for.