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• Legislators, Environmental & Health Leaders Applaud Gov. Hochul for Signing the CO2 Fracking Ban Bill  December 22, 2024
  Drilling and fracking with carbon dioxide is now permanently banned The post Legislators, Environmental & Health Leaders Applaud Gov. Hochul for Signing the CO2 Fracking Ban Bill  appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Gov. Newsom’s CPUC Votes to Keep Aliso Canyon Open Indefinitely December 20, 2024
  Moments ago, Governor Newsom’s California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve a decision that could keep the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility open indefinitely. The Aliso Canyon gas storage facility was the site of the largest methane blowout in U.S history nearly a decade ago and is at risk from earthquakes due to nearby faults. […]
• Florida PSC Approves $9-13/Month TECO Rate Hike December 19, 2024
  “This latest rate hike is proof that in DeSantis’ Florida, corporations take precedence over communities” The post Florida PSC Approves $9-13/Month TECO Rate Hike appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Groups Sue CARB Over Environmental Impacts of Flagship Climate Program December 19, 2024
  California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Incentivizes Factory Farm Pollution Nationwide The post Groups Sue CARB Over Environmental Impacts of Flagship Climate Program appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Westchester/Hudson Valley Organizer December 18, 2024
  The organizer will primarily focus on building and developing our volunteer network in Westchester and the Hudson Valley. The post Westchester/Hudson Valley Organizer appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Long Island Activists To Gov. Hochul: Put NY HEAT In Budget December 18, 2024
  With Trump admin looming, Gov. Hochul’s leadership to lower energy costs and fight greedy fracked gas companies is more important than ever The post Long Island Activists To Gov. Hochul: Put NY HEAT In Budget appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Advisory Groups Resign from Angeles Link Hydrogen Project in Protest of Reckless Process December 17, 2024
  Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Walk Out of Meeting with SoCalGas The post Advisory Groups Resign from Angeles Link Hydrogen Project in Protest of Reckless Process appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• With Only Thirteen Days Left for Action, NYers Demand Gov. Hochul Make Climate Polluters Pay! December 17, 2024
  Governor can save NYers $3 billion/year by signing Climate Change Superfund Act The post With Only Thirteen Days Left for Action, NYers Demand Gov. Hochul Make Climate Polluters Pay! appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Biden’s LNG Export Study is a Weak Response to Inherent Harms of the Industry December 17, 2024
  News reports indicate that the Biden administration is preparing to release a report that will detail numerous harms to communities, consumers and the global climate from expanded domestic liquid natural gas (LNG) exporting. However, the report will apparently not specifically call for a rejection of pending and future LNG export permits.. In response, Food & Water Watch Policy […]
• The Top 5 Threats to Our Water as the Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50 December 16, 2024
  50 years ago, the Safe Drinking Water Act was signed into law. But from factory farms to microplastics to spending cuts, we still face major threats to this essential resource. The post The Top 5 Threats to Our Water as the Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50 appeared first on Food & Water Watch.