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When the West’s Rivers Surge Each Spring, Older Groundwater Dominates the Runoff

Every spring, high-country streams and rivers in the American West begin to swell with water as the region’s snowpack starts to dissipate. It’s easy to assume that the liquid flowing in these water ...
The New York Times

In a Victory for Poland Spring, Maine Rejects New Groundwater Limits

The bottled-water company last year tried to kill legislation aimed at protecting aquifers at a time when many are at risk nationally. A bottling facility in Poland Spring, Maine.Credit...Tristan ...
The New York Times

Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like

When Maine lawmakers tried to tighten regulations on large-scale access to water, the brand’s little-known parent company set out to rewrite the rules. By Hiroko Tabuchi Oct. 24, 2023 Hiroko Tabuchi ...
Bloomberg L.P.

The Private Equity Firm Tapping America’s Spring Water

Ginnie Springs is a true Florida oasis. Ringed by towering cypress trees, the spring-fed pools off the Santa Fe River in Gilchrist County draw thousands of visitors every year to swim and cool off in ...