VERIFY: Should you drink bottled water that’s been sitting in a hot car?.
Grabbing a bottle of water as you head out of the door is something many of us do.
We set out to verify if that is the case and spoke to Lauren Swasta, who is a senior at University of Texas Tyler.
Swasta said she stopped drinking from water bottles left in hot cars years ago.
"Everyone that has told me that before, they say plastic sits in the heat for so long that it can let go of chemicals," Swasta said.
She is not alone in her thinking so we set out to verify if bottled water left in the heat is dangerous to drink.
He said bottled water is one of the most consumed beverages in the United States.
He cites a 2014 study by the university of Florida.
"They left bottles of water at 158 degrees Fahrenheit for several weeks,” Williams said.
BPA is a chemical is often used to make certain plastics, and according to the Mayo Clinic, it is not harmful in small doses.

The Green Party has attacked New Zealand First at its campaign launch in Nelson. Photo: RNZ But New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has hit back warning there would be consequences. During her speech in Nelson, Green co-leader Metiria Turei told the 400 strong crowd she was not happy with New Zealand First. “New Zealand First practises a divisive form of politics that sets New Zealanders against each other. “Only a party vote…

BUSINESS Greens have ‘rushed’ into bottled water policy: PM 10 Jul, 2017 9:04am 2 minutes to read Prime Minister Bill English says he is surprised the Green Party has “rushed” into a policy to charge water bottlers 10 cents a litre on sales and exports of bottled water. “This is an area where it is easy to sound off about a few bottled water companies, but the Greens policy has huge implications right across the productive sector,” English told Newstalk ZB today. “I am surprised they have rushed in on this tax on all water policy. Because it raises all the issues…like who owns it, who gets the revenue, if you put a royalty on that then what do you do about the foreign-owned company that is putting…

The Greens are going to slap a levy on bottled water and are promising to develop a system to charge commercial water users..
The Greens are pledging to put an immediate 10c a litre levy on sales or exports of bottled still and sparkling water.
Co-leader James Shaw announced the water policy in Nelson on Sunday, as part of the party’s election campaign launch.
He says the levy will ensure companies who profit from sales of New Zealand water are paying for that privilege.
"Water bottling companies are taking the purest, cleanest water out from under our feet.
They bottle it and sell it and pay practically nothing for the resource," he said.
The Greens will also develop a "fair way" to charge all commercial water users, something that the National Government has avoided responsibility for for the entire time its been in government, he said.
"We’ll do this through a process involving nationwide meetings and hui with all interested people and organisations."
The party expects tangata whenua will play a critical role.
He said the Greens would also protect drinking water sources from the activities that pollute them with pathogens, sediment, run-off, and nitrates.

Greens announce 10c excise levy plan for bottled water at election campaign launch.
Party co-leader James Shaw on Sunday announced the planned excise levy at the Greens’ election campaign launch in Nelson where he said additional consents for bottling water would be stopped "until we can sort out all of the challenges that we face in protecting this most precious of all taonga".
The 10c levy on sales or exports of bottled still and sparkling water would be immediate but interim while a proposed working party helped develop a system to charge all commercial water users "a fair amount".
"Putting a price on it [water] values it and it also encourages organisations to be more efficient with that resource," Shaw said.
READ MORE: Another twist on the Greens’ dilemma as Peters, Turei spark up The 10c levy was expected to bring in just $2.73m from the 27m litres of bottled water exported a year.
Co-leader Metiria Turei told the crowd that if the Greens were not in government after the September election, the country would face either a Labour-New Zealand First or a National-New Zealand First government.
Shaw said one of the reasons Nelson was selected for the nationwide campaign launch was because the party had a "real chance" of unseating National MP Nick Smith, with its Nelson candidate Matt Lawrey.
"We wanted to send a really strong signal that we’re behind that campaign," Shaw said.
"Nelson is also a really strong area in terms of the Green Party vote.
To strong applause Holt replied: "I think we should give Nick the flick."

Greens launch election campaign, propose 10c a litre charge for bottled water sales.
Greens launch election campaign, propose 10c a litre charge for bottled water sales 9 Jul, 2017 5:33pm 3 minutes to read The Green Party has launched its election campaign focusing on what it hopes will be a hot-button issue: charging companies that sell or export bottled water from New Zealand.
At its campaign launch in Nelson, Green Party co-leader James Shaw set out new policy to charge water bottlers 10 cents a litre on sales and exports of bottled water, saying companies that profited from New Zealand’s water should pay for the privilege.
Shaw said the split for local Maori was in recognition that long-term solutions to water charging had to recognise Treaty of Waitangi rights.
About 73 companies have consents to take water for bottling, about 23 billion litres a year – but pay just $200 a year to do to.
About 27 million litres was exported in 2016.
The party also intends to forge ahead with a plan to charge all commercial users of water, such as for irrigation.
Shaw said water bottling and exporting was not the only sector which was profiting from the use of water, and better protection was needed as well as fair charging.
"At the same time, water bottling companies are taking the purest, cleanest water out from under our feet."
Shaw said the Greens also wanted better regulations to protect the sources of drinking water and would reinstate funding for small communities and marae to improve their drinking water sources.

How did water quality in Montclair, Glen Ridge fare last year?.
The latest Water Quality Report has been issued for Montclair and Glen Ridge, and the results appear to give the drinking water a good-to-swallow grade.
Glen Ridge receives water through its three interconnections with Montclair, according to the report.
The report notes that the state does not require monitoring of certain substances every year, as concentrations of those substances do not change frequently.
The tests also detect levels of contaminants such as lead and copper, along with a batch of substances known as "unregulated" contaminants like dioxane and chromium, where there are no health standards, such as maximum levels established for them.
The last samples were taken in 2015, according to Montclair’s 2016 report; they were included so the township could be transparent in its reporting, said Obszarny.
The readings were conducted as part of the township’s annual drinking water quality testing.
The Water Bureau sent for sampling materials to do additional testing of its wells in compliance with DEP recommendations.
The 2016 Water Quality Report lists PFOA among the unregulated contaminants, with an average of .017 parts per billion found in the 2015 sampling.
According to the DEP’s Division of Water Supply and Geoscience website, the DEP has identified a guidance level of .04 parts per billion for PFOA.

Sunoco Pipeline Construction Resumes in Chester County Amid Water Contamination Concerns.
Sunoco Pipeline LP resumed construction of its new underground liquid natural gas line in Chester County, Pennsylvania Saturday after it was suspended due to water contamination concerns.
Twelve residents in West Whiteland and Uwchlan townships reported problems with water coming from private wells starting Monday, a Sunoco Pipeline spokesman said Friday.
Some had water service interrupted while others said water from the tap was murky.
Valerie Ross, one of the residents, told NBC10 she’s not only concerned about the construction but also what could come down the line.
They also tested 20 private wells for contamination and are waiting for full results.
The 20-inch pipe and a second 16-inch line cuts through 23.6 miles of land in Chester County and 11.4 miles in Delaware County, county planners say.
The pipeline has been the subject of ire and protest across the state.
Crews were conducting horizontal drilling Monday when the water issue began, Sunoco said.
The company resumed construction Saturday.

After helping Knox Area Rescue Ministries serve meals several years ago with his church, homeless people and their needs touched 15-year-old Townsend resident Nick Bryant, and he decided to do something about it.
Since his 10th birthday, instead of asking for presents, Nick, who goes to Heritage High School, requests cases of bottled water that he can donate to KARM.
This is the sixth year Bryant has donated bottled water.
For his 10th birthday, he received 10 cases to give, and the number of cases he’s donated has increased each year, according to his mother, Tanisha Bryant.
"This year at one time Nick actually said … ‘Is there a point that it gets too far that we need to ask to stop taking donations?’ But as long as there’s a need here, we would never stop it as long as the help was still coming in for it.” After they unloaded the water, Nick said they would pass out more bottles of water and Bibles to the homeless people around KARM.
“Anybody knows what ice cold water can do to replenish your body, so this is just a total … blessing that when they’re sitting out on the courtyard, they’ve got ice cold water," said Doris Davenport, a cook at KARM.
"That is very important to us," Davenport added.
"We care about all of our guests here, and water is one thing … we (have) a short supply of.
I know he has because this is going to bless many people, and this will bless them for a while to come.” Tanisha Bryant recalled the time when she brought her son to help feed homeless people with their church, the Church of the Cove in Wears Valley.
I plan on doing this for a long time.

VERIFY:Is it safe to drink bottled water left in hot cars?.
Grabbing a bottle of water as you head out of the door is something many of us do.
Lauren Swasta, who is a senior at University of Texas Tyler, said she stopped drinking from water bottles left in hot cars years ago.
"People always say it’s unsafe and I’m like, ‘What do you mean it’s unsafe,’ and they’re like, ‘It can cause cancer and I’m like, ‘Okay that’s pretty solid nobody wants to mess with cancer.’" She has heard of the danger that comes from chemical components in the plastic.
"Everyone that has told me that before, they say plastic sits in the heat for so long that it can let go of chemicals," Swasta said.
She is not alone in her thinking so we set out to verify if bottled water left in the heat is dangerous to drink.
We turned to Dr. Lance Williams, Professor of Biology at the University of Texas at Tyler.
"They left bottles of water at 158 degrees Fahrenheit for several weeks,” Williams said.
BPA is a chemical is often used to make certain plastics and according to the Mayo Clinic it is not harmful in small doses.
The larger risk comes when people drink from a bottle, leave it in a hot car and then drink it again, Williams said.