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NPR: Battling The Bottle: Students And Industry Face Off Over Water

Posted Mon, 2012/02/13 - 5:55pm by RCAP

A Feb. 12 story on National Public Radio states:

"Bottled water is trickling away from college campuses nationwide, thanks to the efforts of student activists and the non-profit groups that support them..."

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The Responsibility Project blog: Restaurants introduce tap water surcharges

Posted Fri, 2011/12/09 - 3:08pm by RCAP

A Dec. 7 post on The Responsibility Project's blog reports that some restaurants across the country are now charging diners for filtered tap water. The post begins:

Five cities named finalists in U.S. Conference of Mayors Tap Water Taste Competition

Posted Tue, 2011/05/24 - 10:48am by RCAP

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five cities were selected today as finalists in The U.S. Conference of Mayors 2011 Best Tasting City Water in America contest following the preliminary round of competition held at the USCM headquarters in Washington, D.C. The five cities are: Albany, N.Y.; Denton, Texas; Racine, Wisc.; Rochester, N.Y.; and, Pembroke Pines, Fla.