Food & Water Watch
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Food & Water Watch fights for sustainable food, clean water and a livable climate for all of us. #FightLikeYouLiveHere
There’s a role for everyone in our movement, and our volunteers are ready to tell you about it at this month’s Livable Future Live! Hear about what it’s like to work together for our food, water and climate on December 10 at 7PM ET: https://fwwat.ch/3Khp05Z
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There’s a role for everyone in our movement, and our volunteers are ready to tell you about it at this month’s Livable Future Live! Hear about what it’s like to work together for our food, water and climate on December 10 at 7PM ET: https://fwwat.ch/3Khp05Z
Gas stoves are no friends of our lungs!
Re-upping this new doc short (2 min, 20 sec!) on the health harms of gas stoves, the fracking tailpipe in your kitchen.
Delighted to have been asked by the filmmakers to represent the state of the science. HealthyHomesNY.org
youtu.be/4Oaw8_GBtRY
Delighted to have been asked by the filmmakers to represent the state of the science. HealthyHomesNY.org
youtu.be/4Oaw8_GBtRY
The Health Risks of Our Gas Appliances and the Transition to Electric
YouTube video by Healthy Homes NY
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December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Gas stoves are no friends of our lungs!
We successfully got seven Governors to petition the EPA to monitor for microplastics! Join us in urging the EPA to listen and act quickly to protect our drinking water by adding your signature: https://fwwat.ch/3MxqppH
Microplastics Make Up Majority of National Park Trash, Waste Audit Finds | Common Dreams
Microplastics made up a majority of the garbage found at America's national parks during an annual waste audit. These pe
www.commondreams.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We successfully got seven Governors to petition the EPA to monitor for microplastics! Join us in urging the EPA to listen and act quickly to protect our drinking water by adding your signature: https://fwwat.ch/3MxqppH
That this is even fathomable shows just how inhumane this administration is.
Looks like the Trump administration is doing what it does best: playing politics with people’s hunger.
USDA goes full Scrooge on food stamp recipients—if they live in blue states
Democratic governors across the country are accusing the Trump administration of, once again, playing politics with people's hunger.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
That this is even fathomable shows just how inhumane this administration is.
NEW: Our legal team and 39 other groups just submitted an amicus brief in support of reinstating FTC Commissioner Slaughter, who Trump attempted to fire illegally. We call on the Supreme Court to stand up for independent federal agencies and consumers! https://fwwat.ch/4rKZXJI
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEW: Our legal team and 39 other groups just submitted an amicus brief in support of reinstating FTC Commissioner Slaughter, who Trump attempted to fire illegally. We call on the Supreme Court to stand up for independent federal agencies and consumers! https://fwwat.ch/4rKZXJI
What's the relationship between national monuments and other public lands and the broader climate movement? Many sources of drinking water are only protected from extractive industries because they flow through national monuments. It's all connected!
Trump Administration’s Threats to Shrink or Eliminate National Monuments Could Endanger Drinking Water for Millions - Inside Climate News
A new Center for American Progress report found 31 national monuments are the only conservation tool protecting 21,000 m
insideclimatenews.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What's the relationship between national monuments and other public lands and the broader climate movement? Many sources of drinking water are only protected from extractive industries because they flow through national monuments. It's all connected!
Defunding FEMA at a time of worsening climate crises all but guarantees preventable disasters in the future.
Trump’s Katrina Is Coming - The American Prospect
The president’s FEMA sabotage has all but guaranteed us more acute disasters in the future.
prospect.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Defunding FEMA at a time of worsening climate crises all but guarantees preventable disasters in the future.
As we start to wrap up 2025, we're reminiscing about the year's events, including these art builds! Art builds are a fun way to get involved, meet new people and create important materials for our movement for a livable future. We hope to see you at an art build or other event in 2026!
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As we start to wrap up 2025, we're reminiscing about the year's events, including these art builds! Art builds are a fun way to get involved, meet new people and create important materials for our movement for a livable future. We hope to see you at an art build or other event in 2026!
Once again, Iowans are paying the price for lack of accountability for Big Ag.
Ugh.
Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going. -- @insideclimatenews.org & @sentientmedia.org sentientmedia.org/factory-farm...
Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going. -- @insideclimatenews.org & @sentientmedia.org sentientmedia.org/factory-farm...
Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.
Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track manure, a former state employee says.
sentientmedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Once again, Iowans are paying the price for lack of accountability for Big Ag.
As temperatures rise, global repression against activists is downright chilling.
The NOPE (No Political Enemies) Act would uphold crucial free speech protections. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
The NOPE (No Political Enemies) Act would uphold crucial free speech protections. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
As temperatures rise, global repression against activists is downright chilling.
The NOPE (No Political Enemies) Act would uphold crucial free speech protections. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
The NOPE (No Political Enemies) Act would uphold crucial free speech protections. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
"The high-tech sector that has produced so many billionaires is simply pro-billionaire."
That puts the planet - and everyone who lives on it - in danger.
That puts the planet - and everyone who lives on it - in danger.
AI Will Only Intensify Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care.
The AI phenomenon may functionally print money for tech billionaires, at least for the time being, but it comes with a g
www.thenation.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"The high-tech sector that has produced so many billionaires is simply pro-billionaire."
That puts the planet - and everyone who lives on it - in danger.
That puts the planet - and everyone who lives on it - in danger.
Food security requires climate action.
It's not just for future generations and other species that I've refocused my life and career around climate change
It's also because I want to be able to eat in future
Acting on climate isn't some noble altruistic quest - it's self defence
It's also because I want to be able to eat in future
Acting on climate isn't some noble altruistic quest - it's self defence
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Food security requires climate action.
We've learned that this administration is happy to weaponize food access - the most basic of human rights - in order to get their way. That's bad news for all of us.
What the Shutdown Revealed About Food and Agriculture Policy
Experts warn that the longest government shutdown in history will continue to impact how the country farms and eats.
civileats.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We've learned that this administration is happy to weaponize food access - the most basic of human rights - in order to get their way. That's bad news for all of us.
From Mary Grant, Director of our Public Water for All Campaign: “What we really need are affordability solutions that address [bringing] bills down to a level that a household can afford to pay based on their income.”
The Cost of Climate - The American Prospect
Extreme weather and changes in seasonal patterns are fundamentally altering the landscape, in cities and in farming comm
prospect.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
From Mary Grant, Director of our Public Water for All Campaign: “What we really need are affordability solutions that address [bringing] bills down to a level that a household can afford to pay based on their income.”
"An analysis by national advocacy group Food & Water Watch indicates that Floridians in regions served by FPL—about 12 million residents—will have to spend on average more than $14 each month in 2026; that translates to customers paying an additional $175 annually in energy, fuel, and taxes."
Florida Power and Light hit its customers with a historic $7 billion rate hike fueled by data centers, and the resulting outrage may likely leak into the 2026 midterm election. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports:
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Florida Electricity Consumers Burdened With Historic Rate Hike - The American Prospect
The state’s largest electric utility picks a fine time to land in the middle of the affordability debate and the 2026 campaign season.
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"An analysis by national advocacy group Food & Water Watch indicates that Floridians in regions served by FPL—about 12 million residents—will have to spend on average more than $14 each month in 2026; that translates to customers paying an additional $175 annually in energy, fuel, and taxes."
The list of reasons why we need a better food system just keeps growing...
Toxic E. coli can spread from cattle feedlots into the food supply, and new research traces these disease outbreaks back to factory farm hotspots.
December 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The list of reasons why we need a better food system just keeps growing...
Utility bills are getting so expensive that some people have to choose between paying for medicine or paying their electric bills. We are working to address the root causes of this issue and fight for affordable energy.
3 Ways We’re Fighting For Affordable, Clean Energy
From rallying against expensive gas infrastructure to opposing rate hikes, we're fighting for clean and affordable energ
www.foodandwaterwatch.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Utility bills are getting so expensive that some people have to choose between paying for medicine or paying their electric bills. We are working to address the root causes of this issue and fight for affordable energy.
This filing makes it painfully clear: the Trump administration stands with pesticide corporations, not sick people.
Trump Admin Sides With Bayer Over Cancer Patients In Supreme Court Bid to Block Pesticide Lawsuits
Supreme Court effort comes as Bayer pushes Cancer Gag Act bills nationwide, to shield pesticide corporations from health
www.foodandwaterwatch.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This filing makes it painfully clear: the Trump administration stands with pesticide corporations, not sick people.
To call this unfathomably cruel is an understatement.
Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP food aid from Democrat-led states over data
The Trump administration said it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled state
abc7.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
To call this unfathomably cruel is an understatement.
MATCH EXTENDED: Our #GivingTuesday donation match is available for one more day! 🤩
When you power our work to protect our food, water and climate now, your gift will STILL be TRIPLED. Take advantage of this limited-time opportunity now: https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
When you power our work to protect our food, water and climate now, your gift will STILL be TRIPLED. Take advantage of this limited-time opportunity now: https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
MATCH EXTENDED: Our #GivingTuesday donation match is available for one more day! 🤩
When you power our work to protect our food, water and climate now, your gift will STILL be TRIPLED. Take advantage of this limited-time opportunity now: https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
When you power our work to protect our food, water and climate now, your gift will STILL be TRIPLED. Take advantage of this limited-time opportunity now: https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
There are only a few hours left to give this #GivingTuesday – and we’re SO grateful to everyone who’s helping block Trump’s fascist, anti-environment and pro-polluter agenda. Join us in the fight now and your contribution will be TRIPLED: https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
There are only a few hours left to give this #GivingTuesday – and we’re SO grateful to everyone who’s helping block Trump’s fascist, anti-environment and pro-polluter agenda. Join us in the fight now and your contribution will be TRIPLED: https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
We don’t take corporate or government money, which means YOUR support on #GivingTuesday will decide what we can do to take on Trump in 2026 ✊
Give today and your donation will be TRIPLED – which means a $50 gift becomes $150 and a $100 gift becomes $300! https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
Give today and your donation will be TRIPLED – which means a $50 gift becomes $150 and a $100 gift becomes $300! https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We don’t take corporate or government money, which means YOUR support on #GivingTuesday will decide what we can do to take on Trump in 2026 ✊
Give today and your donation will be TRIPLED – which means a $50 gift becomes $150 and a $100 gift becomes $300! https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
Give today and your donation will be TRIPLED – which means a $50 gift becomes $150 and a $100 gift becomes $300! https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
📣 #GivingTuesday starts NOW! 📣 As Trump and Congressional Republicans attack programs that help ensure safe food, clean water and a livable climate for all, we’re turning our outrage into action. Join us today and your gift will be TRIPLED: https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📣 #GivingTuesday starts NOW! 📣 As Trump and Congressional Republicans attack programs that help ensure safe food, clean water and a livable climate for all, we’re turning our outrage into action. Join us today and your gift will be TRIPLED: https://fwwat.ch/GT2025
AI data centers are extremely unpopular, and it's long past time to regulate this polluting industry. https://fwwat.ch/4o8NAnr
Petition to pause Wis. data centers tops 1,000 signatures, protests set
Clean Wisconsin launched a petition to pause approval of new data center projects until energy and water use guidelines
www.jsonline.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
AI data centers are extremely unpopular, and it's long past time to regulate this polluting industry. https://fwwat.ch/4o8NAnr
Big Tech's gaslighting knows no bounds... 😤
Saying that people shouldn't want lower prices on food, energy and housing isn't just out of touch – it's yet another reminder that corporations are happy to profit at OUR expense.
Saying that people shouldn't want lower prices on food, energy and housing isn't just out of touch – it's yet another reminder that corporations are happy to profit at OUR expense.
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Big Tech's gaslighting knows no bounds... 😤
Saying that people shouldn't want lower prices on food, energy and housing isn't just out of touch – it's yet another reminder that corporations are happy to profit at OUR expense.
Saying that people shouldn't want lower prices on food, energy and housing isn't just out of touch – it's yet another reminder that corporations are happy to profit at OUR expense.