Food & Water Watch

• Over 100 Scientists Urge Governor Newsom to Order Closure of Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Facility, Citing Public Health, Safety and Climate Dangers December 4, 2024
  State utilities leaders will vote December 19th on a controversial proposal to keep the site open indefinitely The post Over 100 Scientists Urge Governor Newsom to Order Closure of Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Facility, Citing Public Health, Safety and Climate Dangers appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Federal Judge Approves Farmer, Sustainable Agriculture Group Intervention In Lawsuit Seeking To Gut Wetland Protections December 3, 2024
  Groups to defend clean water, wetlands against Project 2025-motivated lawsuit The post Federal Judge Approves Farmer, Sustainable Agriculture Group Intervention In Lawsuit Seeking To Gut Wetland Protections appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• The Path Ahead: How We Prepare for 2025 December 3, 2024
  Hear from Food & Water Watch staff on the election results, what they mean for our work, and our path forward to protect our food, water, and climate. The post The Path Ahead: How We Prepare for 2025 appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Florida PSC Rejects Staff Recommendations, Approves TECO Rate Hike December 3, 2024
  “The PSC continues to be a rubber-stamp for utilities & big business over struggling communities” The post Florida PSC Rejects Staff Recommendations, Approves TECO Rate Hike appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Enviro Organization Urges Climate Progress at California’s Special Session December 2, 2024
  Starting today, Governor Newsom has convened a special session of the California Legislature. The special session is intended to “safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration”. Climate action is listed as one of the topics of the special session.  National grassroots environmental organization Food & Water Watch applauds […]
• Sustainable Farmers Fight Right-Wing Schemes to Gut Swampbuster November 26, 2024
  Food & Water Watch and allies support farmers in fighting Project 2025 efforts to end longstanding wetlands protections. The post Sustainable Farmers Fight Right-Wing Schemes to Gut Swampbuster appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• The Mega-Crisis of Microplastics in Our Drinking Water November 25, 2024
  A growing body of research suggests microplastics are a major health risk and widespread in our drinking water. The EPA can and must address this. The post The Mega-Crisis of Microplastics in Our Drinking Water appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Tiny Particles, Big Problems:Microplastics in Our DrinkingWater November 25, 2024
  Fossil fuel-backed plastic production is polluting our environment and our drinking water with tiny plastic particles. The post Tiny Particles, Big Problems:Microplastics in Our DrinkingWater appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• Legal Petition to EPA Calls for Monitoring of Microplastics in Drinking Water November 25, 2024
  Backed by 175 Groups, Petition Seeks to Pave the Way for Regulating Microplastics The post Legal Petition to EPA Calls for Monitoring of Microplastics in Drinking Water appeared first on Food & Water Watch.
• 3 Policy Changes We Need to Fight Factory Farms November 22, 2024
  For decades, U.S. policy has promoted polluting factory farms and Big Ag megacorporations. We can change that with policies that put people over profit. The post 3 Policy Changes We Need to Fight Factory Farms appeared first on Food & Water Watch.