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
Trump says Thanksgiving grocery prices are “way down” – but his own administration’s Consumer Price Index data says otherwise 🧐
Watch to learn more from our Research Director Amanda Starbuck, who broke down this topic during our November Livable Future Live earlier this month 👇
Watch to learn more from our Research Director Amanda Starbuck, who broke down this topic during our November Livable Future Live earlier this month 👇
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump says Thanksgiving grocery prices are “way down” – but his own administration’s Consumer Price Index data says otherwise 🧐
Watch to learn more from our Research Director Amanda Starbuck, who broke down this topic during our November Livable Future Live earlier this month 👇
Watch to learn more from our Research Director Amanda Starbuck, who broke down this topic during our November Livable Future Live earlier this month 👇
Let's be clear about who is at fault here: Big Tech, the fossil fuel industry and the politicians who enable them.
Big Tech’s Big New York Gas Pipeline - The American Prospect
Gov. Kathy Hochul justified a $1 billion natural gas project by appealing to affordability. But the main reason the stat
prospect.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Let's be clear about who is at fault here: Big Tech, the fossil fuel industry and the politicians who enable them.
This month’s Livable Future Live is a special one: we’re featuring some of our powerhouse volunteers! RSVP to hear about their experiences building people power to protect our food, water and climate on December 10 at 7PM ET: https://fwwat.ch/3Khp05Z
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This month’s Livable Future Live is a special one: we’re featuring some of our powerhouse volunteers! RSVP to hear about their experiences building people power to protect our food, water and climate on December 10 at 7PM ET: https://fwwat.ch/3Khp05Z
Companies don't face penalties, but Iowans face threats to their health.
Sentient’s analysis finds 38 different agricultural companies were cited for noncompliance with NPDES permits, and only one was fined.
Iowa Food Companies Routinely Violate Water Pollution Permits — and Rarely Face Penalties
Sentient’s analysis finds 38 different agricultural companies were cited for noncompliance with NPDES permits, and only one was fined.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Companies don't face penalties, but Iowans face threats to their health.
"The Trump administration’s first pick to lead FEMA was fired after telling Congress that the agency should not be eliminated."
Well, that just about sums up this administration's approach to climate and emergency management.
Well, that just about sums up this administration's approach to climate and emergency management.
FEMA's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose FEMA's fragility under Trump.
grist.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"The Trump administration’s first pick to lead FEMA was fired after telling Congress that the agency should not be eliminated."
Well, that just about sums up this administration's approach to climate and emergency management.
Well, that just about sums up this administration's approach to climate and emergency management.
Factory farming, pathogens and defunding of regulatory agencies and food safety measures is a dangerous combination.
What the Rise in Bird Flu Means
While it remains seasonal in poultry, the disease is spreading in dairy cows and infecting hundreds of other species—inc
civileats.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Factory farming, pathogens and defunding of regulatory agencies and food safety measures is a dangerous combination.
Are you in the middle of cooking for Thanksgiving and thinking about how we can build a better food system? Here are some tips from @farmaid.org!
Taking these questions into account, we've poured through our past calls to action and pieced together some ways you can make a difference. Click below to learn 10 ways you can support family farm agriculture.
10 Ways to Support Family Farm Agriculture – Farm Aid
Follow our guide to learn 10 simple ways you can support family farmers! From buying direct, to nurturing the next generation — we've got you covered.
farmaid.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Are you in the middle of cooking for Thanksgiving and thinking about how we can build a better food system? Here are some tips from @farmaid.org!
Earlier this month, we were proud to partner with @copalmn.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @threewatersprt.bsky.social and @oilchange.bsky.social for a Movement to End Fossil Fuels training in Minneapolis! There'll be more trainings in other cities soon, so stay tuned!
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Earlier this month, we were proud to partner with @copalmn.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @threewatersprt.bsky.social and @oilchange.bsky.social for a Movement to End Fossil Fuels training in Minneapolis! There'll be more trainings in other cities soon, so stay tuned!
This is what happens when Big Tech's power goes unchecked.
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is what happens when Big Tech's power goes unchecked.
Thanks to the cruelty and cowardice that allowed the Trump spending bill to pass, too many people may now face the loss of healthcare. Let your Senators know what you think of their votes: https://fwwat.ch/3Wfn8gI
These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
Millions of Americans face sharply rising costs for health care plans they bought through the Affordable Care Act market
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Thanks to the cruelty and cowardice that allowed the Trump spending bill to pass, too many people may now face the loss of healthcare. Let your Senators know what you think of their votes: https://fwwat.ch/3Wfn8gI
This claim is insulting to everyone who is struggling to afford basic groceries, let alone a Thanksgiving feast.
Read more in our analysis here:
Read more in our analysis here:
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This claim is insulting to everyone who is struggling to afford basic groceries, let alone a Thanksgiving feast.
Read more in our analysis here:
Read more in our analysis here:
“Each of these polluters bears direct responsibility for the pollution that they’re putting out there and they should be held responsible...Every one of these agencies, from the DEQ to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, they all have regulatory authority and they haven’t used it.”
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked
www.rollingstone.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“Each of these polluters bears direct responsibility for the pollution that they’re putting out there and they should be held responsible...Every one of these agencies, from the DEQ to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, they all have regulatory authority and they haven’t used it.”
It's not just animals: dismantling the Endangered Species Act would enable more drilling, logging and other extractive industries that harm the whole planet.
Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife
The Trump administration's proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging.
grist.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's not just animals: dismantling the Endangered Species Act would enable more drilling, logging and other extractive industries that harm the whole planet.
With a hostile federal government, local-level support for electrification is more important than ever!
Chicago-area mayors push ahead on EVs despite federal pullback
Trump funding cuts scrambled the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus' plans to deploy chargers, but the group is redoubling other
www.canarymedia.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
With a hostile federal government, local-level support for electrification is more important than ever!
It's long past time for @governor.ny.gov to sign the repeal of the 100-foot rule! Right now, this rule forces individuals to pay for gas companies' installations of new gas lines. Repealing this rule would save New Yorkers approximately $581M per year - let's get it done!
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's long past time for @governor.ny.gov to sign the repeal of the 100-foot rule! Right now, this rule forces individuals to pay for gas companies' installations of new gas lines. Repealing this rule would save New Yorkers approximately $581M per year - let's get it done!
"The Interior Department, which oversees the Park Service, owes these workers as much as $200,000 in total, according to the documents and the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared retaliation."
Some National Park Service workers are still owed some back pay after being furloughed during the government shutdown. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/c...
Some Park Rangers Are Still Owed Pay After the Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"The Interior Department, which oversees the Park Service, owes these workers as much as $200,000 in total, according to the documents and the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared retaliation."
We can't afford *not* to regulate AI data centers! Tell your Reps that they must oppose anti-regulatory measures: https://fwwat.ch/4o8NAnr
More Americans Fall Behind on Utility Bills as AI Data Centers, Trump Attacks on Renewables Raise Costs | Common Dreams
"It’s hard to see utility bills coming down in this decade," said one industry analyst.
www.commondreams.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We can't afford *not* to regulate AI data centers! Tell your Reps that they must oppose anti-regulatory measures: https://fwwat.ch/4o8NAnr
So many people are still reeling form the cruelty of Trump's shutdown and the cowardice that helped his spending bill to pass. We're buckling down and getting ready to defend funding for clean water in 2026.
What Comes Next After the Government Shutdown?
Though the government shutdown has ended, the funding fight is far from over. Our safe water may be in danger from Trump
www.foodandwaterwatch.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
So many people are still reeling form the cruelty of Trump's shutdown and the cowardice that helped his spending bill to pass. We're buckling down and getting ready to defend funding for clean water in 2026.
Starting to think that MAHA guy is not altogether honest or trustworthy! 🙄
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Starting to think that MAHA guy is not altogether honest or trustworthy! 🙄
From Tyler Lobdell, our Sr. Staff Attorney: MI now has one of the strongest permits in the country to protect water sources and the people who depend on them from factory farm pollution. Our legal team was proud to be a part of this victory - here's to clean water in every state!
Opinion | A big victory to protect Michigan from factory farm pollution - Bridge Michigan
Michigan’s permit sets an example for the nation. It’s important to congratulate the state leaders who did the right thi
bridgemi.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From Tyler Lobdell, our Sr. Staff Attorney: MI now has one of the strongest permits in the country to protect water sources and the people who depend on them from factory farm pollution. Our legal team was proud to be a part of this victory - here's to clean water in every state!
A new analysis by our friends @foeus.bsky.social tested samples of baby food sold at Target and found that EVERY SINGLE ONE contained toxic pesticides 😱
That’s unacceptable, and one of many reasons why we’re fighting to hold this dangerous industry accountable.
That’s unacceptable, and one of many reasons why we’re fighting to hold this dangerous industry accountable.
Baby food fears: Are pesticides and other contaminants posing threats to children?
From botulism spores in infant formula to arsenic and insecticides in baby food, concerns are climbing over contaminatio
www.thenewlede.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A new analysis by our friends @foeus.bsky.social tested samples of baby food sold at Target and found that EVERY SINGLE ONE contained toxic pesticides 😱
That’s unacceptable, and one of many reasons why we’re fighting to hold this dangerous industry accountable.
That’s unacceptable, and one of many reasons why we’re fighting to hold this dangerous industry accountable.
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Trump is drafting an Executive Order that makes it impossible for states to regulate AI. It’d let him sue any state that gets in the way of his Silicon Valley donors. From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/c9UPuMD
Big Tech Poised to Win Immunity Shield From State AI Regulation - The American Prospect
The Trump administration is readying an executive order preempting constraints on AI. It could become a much more wide-ranging deregulatory tool.
trib.al
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Around the world, climate activists, who should be respected, are instead being criminalized. Here in the U.S., passing the No Political Enemies (NOPE) Act would go a long way towards protecting free speech. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert
Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip servic
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Around the world, climate activists, who should be respected, are instead being criminalized. Here in the U.S., passing the No Political Enemies (NOPE) Act would go a long way towards protecting free speech. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
This is why we advocate for replacement of lead pipes!
Lead water pipes are a primary contributor to lead exposure in children, study says
A recent study published in Environmental Science and Technology found a strong association between the presence of lead
www.ehn.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is why we advocate for replacement of lead pipes!
Known risks of microplastics keep piling up. All the more reason to push for better regulation!
More evidence for a link between microplastic exposure and heart disease. (An earlier human study found that microplastics in carotid artery plaque was correlated with elevated risk of stroke and heart attack.)
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/micr...
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/micr...
Microplastics drive plaque buildup in arteries of male mice, study suggests
Exposure to tiny plastic particles that litter the environment may speed plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice, a condition that leads to heart disease, according to a new study.
www.thenewlede.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Known risks of microplastics keep piling up. All the more reason to push for better regulation!