Victories

After years of fighting against companies like Monsanto, we finally have labels for GMO foods in Vermont.  But our work’s not done.

In a historic landslide victory, a grassroots coalition of concerned locals blocked Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, from bottling their water. Senior Northwest Organizer Julia DeGraw reflects on this astonishing win.

On April 12, the Prince George's County Council voted unanimously to ban fracking. Now it’s time for Maryland to ban fracking entirely.

Under pressure from a powerful movement of grassroots activists, Governor Cuomo rejected the dangerous pipeline.

The fight against fracking got personal for organizer Eleanor Bravo when drilling threatened her neighborhood. Her community fought to protect themselves, and won.

Through years of hard work, Rockland County residents achieved victory over Suez to stop the expensive, dangerous and unnecessary project.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of activists, Maryland became the first state to ban arsenic in chicken feed.

On November 12, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed the proposed Port Ambrose gas port off New York’s coast – another victory in Food & Water Watch’s battle against fracking.

In December 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo made a game-changing announcement: he moved to ban fracking in New York state.

Thanks to a flood of support from local activists and grassroots groups, the Maryland General Assembly passed crucial legislation to protect Marylanders' health and water.