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#180: Dissecting Distrust In The Tap
#180: Dissecting Distrust In The Tap
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
May 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Over the past 20 years, trust in public institutions has plummeted and sales of bottled water have skyrocketed. A new book titled Profits Of Distrust explores how these trends are related and the correlation between distrust of tap water and government agencies such as utilities. The analysis is discussed in this episode with Manny Teodoro, one of the book’s authors and a Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to outlining the problem, the book presents a series of reforms that could rebuild public trust in the water coming out of the tap. Manny talks about several of them including consolidation of utilities, enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act, improving Consumer Confidence Reports, paying attention to the taste of tap water, and providing universal service across America.waterloop is a nonprofit media outlet. Visit waterloop.org
Released:
May 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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