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• Hudson Valley Residents Rally Against Massive Data Center Proposal in East Fishkill May 22, 2026
  Impacted residents from three communities urge local and state leaders to pass moratoria on new data centers The post Hudson Valley Residents Rally Against Massive Data Center Proposal in East Fishkill appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• East Vincent, PA Supervisors Unanimously Reject Data Center Proposal May 22, 2026
  East Vincent joins a growing number of Pennsylvania communities halting data center buildout at the municipal level The post East Vincent, PA Supervisors Unanimously Reject Data Center Proposal appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Nearly 500 NY Small Businesses Back Statewide Moratorium on AI Data Centers May 21, 2026
  “The explosive growth of data centers threatens our businesses, especially in robust tourism and agricultural areas.” The post Nearly 500 NY Small Businesses Back Statewide Moratorium on AI Data Centers appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Richmond City Council Votes to Pass Resolution Opposing Carbon Pipelines and Dumping Projects  May 20, 2026
  First City Council in the State to Pass Resolution of this Kind The post Richmond City Council Votes to Pass Resolution Opposing Carbon Pipelines and Dumping Projects  appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• House Republicans Release Spending Bill that Would Increase Household Water Bills, Jeopardize Safe Water May 20, 2026
  New bill seeks to slash funding for federal safe and clean water funding programs The post House Republicans Release Spending Bill that Would Increase Household Water Bills, Jeopardize Safe Water appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• San Mateo County Passes Resolution in Support of  Polluters Pay Climate Superfund May 19, 2026
  San Mateo is latest in wave of support from California Counties, Youth for Climate Superfund The post San Mateo County Passes Resolution in Support of  Polluters Pay Climate Superfund appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• 25+ Groups Call on City Council To Pass Data Center Moratorium  May 19, 2026
  Today, 26 Seattle and Washington-based environmental, labor, and public health groups sent a letter to Seattle City Council calling on city leaders to quickly pass a moratorium on new data centers in the city.  Signers of the letter include Got Green, Seattle Education Association, Unite Here Local 8, and local chapters of Indivisible, Third Act, […]
• Trump EPA to Gut PFAS Protections  May 18, 2026
  Proposed EPA Rules Would Eliminate Protections for Four Contaminants and Allow Water Systems to Delay Compliance With the Remaining Two Biden-era Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water The post Trump EPA to Gut PFAS Protections  appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Housing, Enviro Advocates Call on Montvale to Reject AI Data Center Plan May 18, 2026
  "We must be thinking of ways to reduce water use, not building more water-guzzling data centers." The post Housing, Enviro Advocates Call on Montvale to Reject AI Data Center Plan appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• 250+ Health Professionals Call on EPA to Monitor Microplastics in Drinking Water May 18, 2026
  “Microplastics are a public health crisis that can no longer be ignored.” The post 250+ Health Professionals Call on EPA to Monitor Microplastics in Drinking Water appeared first on Food & Water Watch.