Clean water should be a basic human right. Why are we charging so much for it?

Grist
By Ben AdlerJun 22, 2016, 5:10 pm118 pts
Aging infrastructure + warming climate = rising prices. That’s the basic conclusion of a new report showing that clean water is getting more expensive in cities across the country — in some cases, far more expensive than what poor residents can reasonably afford for what should be a basic human right. Rates…

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