The settlement brings the total recovered in the class action suit brought in 2016 to more than $90 million, lawyers for ...

As of Oct. 31, all bottled water sold in New York state must have a 5-cent recycling deposit added to its price, according to a new order from a federal judge. The Business Journals Select a City ...

File photoGov. David Paterson wants state agencies to stop buying bottled water and turn to the tap.ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson is telling state agencies to cut spending and help the ...

New York adds a deposit to bottled water, raises fees Pushing back against plastic comes at a fragile time for beverage industry Published: Oct. 30, 2009 at 3:28 p.m. ET ...

A Capital Region assemblyman wants New York State to drop the state tax on bottled water. Right now, New Yorkers are paying an extra four percent whenever they purchase packaged H2O! Assemblyman ...

AMSTERDAM, NY (WRGB) — Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara has announced new legislation he hopes will remove the current tax on bottled water in the state of New York. The elimination of the 4% tax ...

Additionally, this bill will bring New York on par with 33 other states in the country, which do not tax bottled water. This bill will not affect the five-cent bottle deposit paid by consumers to ...

Lead is a heavy metal that was widely used in paint, gasoline, plumbing, and construction until the 1970s. While we’ve stopped using lead in construction, much of it is still around in New York.

"Bottled water makes acid rain fall on playgrounds," says a new ad created by Tappening, a New York-based group taking on bottled water for environmental reasons.The disclaimer appears in small ...