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Western Massachusetts Town Upholds Bottled Water Ban

Western Massachusetts Town Upholds Bottled Water Ban

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Town Meeting voters in the western Massachusetts town of Great Barrington upheld a ban on bottled water, even though some of the town's tap water comes from the rusty Housatonic River. Voters supported the ban on bottles of still water 1 liter or less, first enacted this past May, on a 296-199 vote, according to the Berkshire Eagle.

Town Meeting voters in the western Massachusetts town of Great Barrington upheld a ban on bottled water, even though some of the town's tap water comes from the rusty Housatonic River. Voters supported the ban on bottles of still water 1 liter or less, first enacted this past May, on a 296-199 vote, according to the Berkshire Eagle.…