“Members are fundamentally against restrictions on their work, and say the littering charges are a smokescreen to keep water from those who need it. ‘This is a public health emergency,’ said Margo Cowan, a volunteer and member of No More Deaths. ‘That would be like, “You see a house on fire and you go get permission to assist whoever is in the burning house.” We just don't think that's the appropriate way to address the situation.’”