Food & Water Watch

• 153 Groups and Onondaga Nation Allies Tell Gov. Hochul: No Nuclear, Follow NY Climate Law September 5, 2024
  As Hochul flouts climate goalposts, groups criticize pro-nuclear summit in Syracuse as a “dangerous step in the wrong direction” The post 153 Groups and Onondaga Nation Allies Tell Gov. Hochul: No Nuclear, Follow NY Climate Law appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• 34 Local FL Businesses Ask Hillsborough County For Affordable Energy Plan September 4, 2024
  Expert panel to discuss affordable energy solutions at Sept. 10 community workshop The post 34 Local FL Businesses Ask Hillsborough County For Affordable Energy Plan appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• 3 Reasons Why Water Privatization Is a Bad Deal for New Jerseyans September 3, 2024
  Selling our most precious resource to the highest bidder leads to higher bills, worse service, and no accountability. The post 3 Reasons Why Water Privatization Is a Bad Deal for New Jerseyans appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• DOE Approval of New Fortress LNG Export Proposal is Ridiculous and Unnecessary September 3, 2024
  New Fortress Energy announced today that it had received approval from the Department of Energy for a new liquified natural gas (LNG) export operation to non-free trade countries, in spite of an ongoing public interest review of such exports by the Biden administration. In response, Food & Water Watch Managing Director of Policy and Litigation Mitch Jones issued the […]
• Communities Defeat Water System Privatization Across Pennsylvania August 30, 2024
  Groundswell of community opposition to the privatization builds momentum for statewide legislation The post Communities Defeat Water System Privatization Across Pennsylvania appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• NY Activists Demand Rep. Molinaro Stop Blocking Climate Progress August 29, 2024
  After summer of extreme heat, deadly flooding, Molinaro constituents, activists hold Congressman accountable for disastrous pro fossil fuel record The post NY Activists Demand Rep. Molinaro Stop Blocking Climate Progress appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Hopewell Water System Sale Pushed Off, in Win for Community August 28, 2024
  HOPEWELL, NJ – A petition objecting to the sale of the borough’s water system without a public vote has succeeded in delaying the potential privatization that had been in the works. On August 5, local residents submitted 222 signatures seeking a referendum before any water system sale, after the Borough Council invoked the Water Infrastructure […]
• NJ Turnpike Authority Approves Controversial Highway Expansion August 27, 2024
  Today, the NJ Turnpike Authority voted unanimously to approve a $142 million contract for the I-78 Turnpike Extension expansion, despite the expansion lacking a federal permit to proceed. All told, the hotly contested project to expand eight miles of highway in Newark and Hudson County, will cost a total of nearly $11 billion. The proposal’s […]
• How Dirty Industries Are Attacking Science to Rig Climate Policy August 27, 2024
  The U.S. government is building climate models that will have a huge influence on policy. Dirty industries are trying to rig them in their favor. The post How Dirty Industries Are Attacking Science to Rig Climate Policy appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Quarterly Victories: Fall 2024 Edition August 26, 2024
  You make these food, water, and climate victories possible! Thank you! The post Quarterly Victories: Fall 2024 Edition appeared first on Food & Water Watch.