Press Releases

Read Food & Water Watch press releases and statements to the media.

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Big Agriculture Just Lost On Big Bills In States Across The Country
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Broad-Reaching Coalition Testifies in Support of Maryland’s Community Choice Energy Legislation at Senate Finance Committee Hearing
By Jorja Rose
Press Release
New Research on Perils of Nuclear Energy Adds Urgency to Defeating Bad Maryland Nuke Bills
By Jorja Rose
Press Release
New Research Details Risks and Hazards of Including Nuclear Power in Virginia's Clean Energy Future
By Jorja Rose
Press Release
Over 570 Groups Endorse Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Fracking Ban Bills
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
100 Groups Push Iowa General Assembly to Move Factory Farm Moratorium Bill Before Funnel
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
USDA’s New Agriculture Innovation Agenda is a Swing and a Miss
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Congressman Soto Co-Introduces National Fracking Ban Bill, Emphasizing Dire Need for Similar Action in Florida
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Diverse Coalition Expressed Overwhelming Support for Maryland’s Community Choice Energy Legislation at Today’s Hearing
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Clean Economy Act Fails to Fully Confront the Climate Crisis
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
In Key Clean Economy Act Vote, Virginia House Moves Forward Industry-Friendly Policies Inadequate for Addressing Climate Crisis
By Jorja Rose
Press Release
Baltimore City Council, Led by President Brandon Scott, Unanimously Passes Resolution in Support of Community Choice Energy State Legislation
By Jorja Rose
Press Release
Iowa Residents, Experts, and Legislators to Gather at Capitol for Factory Farm Moratorium Briefing
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Maryland State Senator Clarence Lam and Delegate Vaughn Stewart Unveil Factory Farm Moratorium Bill to Protect the Environment and Communities
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety

Rianna Eckel, Senior Maryland Organizer for Food & Water Action, and Delegate Vaughn Stewart, one of the bill's sponsors, celebrate the announcement of factory farm moratorium legislation.
Statement
Mayor’s Bold Moves to Get New York Off Fossil Fuels
Statement
Food & Water Action Decries Move By Virginia’s Delegate Sullivan To Rush Problematic Climate Legislation in House Committee
By Jorja Rose
$Food & Water Watch exposé on Dominion Energy's political contributions and fracking investments$
Statement
In Grassroots Victory, Virginia Green New Deal Act Passes Labor & Commerce Subcommittee
By Jorja Rose
Press Release
Maryland State Senator Pam Beidle and Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Joined by MACo, County Executive Marc Elrich, NAACP, and Advocates for Announcement of Community Choice Energy Legislation
By Jorja Rose

Maryland State Senator Pam Beidle urges other elected officials to support Community Choice Energy.
Statement
Key Omission Leads Virginia Waters & Wetlands to Call for Suspension of Transco Pipeline Permit
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Virginia Food & Water Action Files Petition Against Planned Northern Virginia Transco Pipeline Expansion
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking

Transco Petition, Page 1 of 2

Transco Petition, Page 2 of 2
Statement
Resolutions to Ban Fracking, Offshore Drilling Pass Virginia Senate Panel
By Jorja Rose
Press Release
Hundreds Gather In Des Moines to Demand Iowa Moratorium on Factory Farms
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Maryland Governor Hogan’s CARES Bills Embrace Climate-Destroying Nuclear Energy, Fracked Gas as “Clean and Renewable”
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Iowans Enact Large Billboard to Demand Rep. Fisher Protect Iowa’s Water
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Florida Governor Desantis Should Follow Land Buy to Prevent Everglades Oil Drilling With A Ban On All Fracking
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
$fracking-wastewater-pond$
Press Release
Jan 23: 150+ Iowans to Gather in Des Moines to Lobby for Factory Farm Moratorium
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
New Consumer Lawsuit Challenges USDA’s Dirty and Dangerous New Swine Inspection System
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Food & Water Action Joins Sunrise Movement to Demand Virginia Legislators Support Green New Deal

Advocates from Sunrise and Food & Water Action pose with Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler.
Statement
U.S. House Passes Long-Fought-For Forever Chemical Action Bill
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Statewide Rallies Urge Governor DeSantis to Keep His Word, Make Florida Fracking Ban Reality
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Food & Water Action Joins Virginia Green New Deal Coalition in Calling for 100% Clean & Renewable Energy by 2036
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
House Dems Climate Plan: Insufficient Response to Climate Crisis
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Dozens of Groups Call on Gov. Newsom to Declare Climate Emergency, Halt New Fossil Fuel Drilling
Statement
Maryland Community Choice Energy and Accountability for Poultry Industry Top 2020 Environmental Goals
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Revocation of Virginia Union Hill Compressor Station Permit A Major Victory in Fight to Protect Communities from Atlantic Coast Pipeline
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Food & Water Action Slams Regulators for Declaring Cleanup of Troubled Mega-Dairy Site Complete
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Virginia’s Underwhelming Clean Economy Act Fails to Tackle the Urgent Climate Crisis
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
FERC Order Props Up Fossil Fuels, Dooms Climate Efforts
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Banning Fracking, Five Years Later: New York, Maryland and the Nation?
Statement
House Spending Package Includes Clear Intent to Keep Fossil Fuels Out of Clean Energy Program
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Nuclear in Maryland is a False Clean Energy Solution and Can’t Have Any Part in Hogan’s Climate Plan
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Democrats' Drilling Bill Insufficient to Meeting Climate Challenge
Press Release
Local Officials, Environmentalists Come to Albany to Press Cuomo to Stop Danskammer Fracked Gas Power Plant
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Florida’s Festive Fracktivists Carol in Capitol, Urge DeSantis to Protect Water by Passing Ban
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
$Carolers gather in Governor DeSantis' office to urge him to push for a fracking ban.$
Press Release
Expert Panel Warns Against Maryland Nuclear Subsidies, Says They Pull Funding from Real Clean Energy Efforts
By Jorja Rose
Press Release
Comprehensive “Green New Deal Act” Puts Virginia on the Path to Environmental Excellence
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Angelenos Demand Coal Plant be Replaced with Clean Energy, Not Gas
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Florida Fracktivists Get Festive At Galvano’s Bradenton Office, Urge Him to Pass Ban
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
National Grid Solution Must Not Include Fossil Fuels
Statement
With Health Effects Already Well-Documented, Wolf Must Stop Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Report Highlights How RGGI Cap-and-Trade Scheme Could Harm Virginia’s Disadvantaged Communities
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
New Study: Cap and Trade Program Drives Pollution Increases in Vulnerable Communities
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Food & Water Action and Allies Flood VA Governor Northam’s Office with Calls, Emails, and Petition Signatures Protesting Pipelines
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Governor Newsom Issues Directive on Aliso Canyon, We Need Action Now
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Fauquier County Board Unanimously Denounces Transco Pipeline, Promises to Defend Community Health & Safety
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
50 Organizations Send Letter to Gov. Newsom Calling for PG&E Public Takeover
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Cuomo Should Use National Grid’s Malfeasance to Get Off Fossil Fuels
Statement
We're Suing the USDA Again, This Time For Obstructing Information About New Pork Inspection Rules
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Ventura County One-Year Moratorium is An Important Step Towards Protecting Families from Risky Oil Development
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Historic Clean Energy Venture Passes L.A. City Council with Unanimous Vote
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Huge Victory for Clean Energy in Piscataway
Statement
Michigan's Step to Crack Down on Winter Manure Spreading Falls Short of Full Ban
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Fracking Banned in the United Kingdom
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
It’s time for a publicly-owned utility to replace PG&E
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Trump Administration Decision to Open More than One Million Acres of California Public Lands to Fracking and Drilling is Irresponsible
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
$A girl plays hopscotch in front of a looming fracking rig.$
Statement
Floridians Wait with Bated Breath to See If Governor DeSantis Will Keep His Promise to Protect Clean Water and Ban Fracking
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Trump’s Fracking Boosterism is a Climate Calamity
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Increased Costs on Mountain Valley Pipeline Make It An Even Worse Idea
By Jorja Rose
Press Release
On Fourth Anniversary of Aliso Canyon Blowout, Fed Up Community, Elected Officials Demand Shutdown
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Mayor’s Water Affordability Proposal A Good Start, But Chicago Can do More
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Gov. Newsom: Stand Up to Big Ag and Protect California’s Water
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
The State of Iowa Continues to Hamper Efforts for Clean Water
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
The Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Facility is a Ticking Time Bomb
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Energy Committee Takes Step Towards Holding SoCalGas Accountable for Dangers at Playa del Rey Facility
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Natonal Grid’s Pipeline Extortion Tactics Thwarted by Cuomo Administration
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Maryland Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Urges Support of Local Control Energy Bill
By Jorja Rose
Statement
As Wildfire Rages, Governor Newsom Must Shut Aliso Canyon Gas Facility to Protect Families
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
As Wildfire Rages, Governor Newsom Must Shut Aliso Canyon Gas Facility to Protect Families
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Governor Murphy Opposes Meadowlands Fracked Gas Plant
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Delegate Lee Carter and 7 Other Virginia Officials Release Dear Colleague Letter Opposing Pipeline Expansion Projects
By Jorja Rose
Statement
Wheeler is Double-Crossing America’s Water With Weak Lead Rule
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
The Solution to Risky Powerlines is More Wind, Solar and Distributed Battery Storage
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
RGGI is Feckless Climate Policy: Pennsylvania Must Do Better
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Groups Alert Colorado Slaughterhouse of Intent to Sue for Clean Air Act Violations
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Food & Water Watch Asks USDA for Real Solutions to Chronic Meat Inspector Staffing
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
IPCC Report on Oceans is “Final Warning” to End Fossil Fuel Use Rapidly
Press Release
50+ Groups and Delegates Demand Northam Stop Two New Pipelines & Gas Plant
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Food & Water Watch Applauds Ventura County Supervisors' Decision to End Drilling Expansion Near Oxnard
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Cuomo Opposes Williams Pipeline, Denounces National Grid Moratorium
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Governor Newsom’s Climate Action Woefully Inadequate
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
New Hog Slaughter Rule Damages Consumers and Workers
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Northam’s Renewable Energy Plan is a Dud
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
The USDA’s New Industry Friendly Hog Slaughter Inspection Is Hogwash
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
New Report Shows that California Seeks to Expand Oil and Gas Operations, Threatening Climate and Renewable Energy Goals
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Court Will Hear Case Seeking Raccoon River Restoration and Factory Farm Moratorium
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Trump Is Handing Over Our Water to Corporate Polluters
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Testimony is not enough: DuPont and 3M must clean up 'forever chemical' Pollution
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
L.A. Public Utility Approves Historic Clean Energy Project that Provides Record Cheap Solar Energy and Good Union Jobs
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Adams County Fracking Setback Is a Start, More Action Needed
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
New Promise for Fracking Ban as Legislation Makes First 100 Senate Bills Filed
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
TUESDAY: Large group of Impacted Virginians to provide public comments on dangerous MVP Southgate extension
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Federal Relief Essential for Newark and Other Communities Facing Water Crises
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Maryland Governor Hogan’s Renewable Energy Announcement is a Bait and Switch
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
We've Had Enough With Factory Farm Injustice in Indiana - So It's Time to Take It to the State Supreme Court
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
EPA’s Attempt to Weaken Clean Water Act is an Egregious Handout to Polluting Fossil Fuel Corporations
Press Release
Beacon City Council Passes Resolution Opposing Danskammer Fracked Gas Plant
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Environmental Groups Urge New York to Reject Dangerous Propane Fracking Proposal
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
FERC’s recommended approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate Project is foolish & destructive
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Baltimore's Water Accountability and Equity Act Is the Only Answer to Baltimore's Water Woes
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Reps. Khanna, Pocan Introduce Bill To Finally Force Ag Companies to Take Responsibility for Their Own Waste
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Local and National Groups Respond to Sen. Manchin’s Foolish Assertion of Fossil Fuel Buildout as “National Security Priority”
Statement
Governor Newsom Should Rethink the PG&E Bailout Bill
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Gov. Lamont Signs Statewide Fracking Waste Ban, Protecting Public Health and Our Environment
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
The California Assembly Should Hit the Brakes on the PG&E Bailout Bill
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
As Climate Alarm Bells Ring, Trump Cheers on Polluters
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Governor Newsom and Legislature Should Delay Utility Bailout Vote
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Food & Water Europe Activists Arrested at Tour de France in Violation of Basic Civil Rights
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment
Statement
People Power Kicks Rick Snyder Out of Harvard
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Public Interest Groups Launch Legal Action to Protect Waterways from Slaughterhouse Pollution
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Advocacy Group Calls on Harvard to Fire Governor Responsible for Flint Crisis "Before the End of His First Day"
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Decision to Exempt Factory Farms From Reporting Hazardous Air Pollution
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
In Florida, Even Trump-aligned Republicans Support a Fracking Ban. Democratic Presidential Candidates Should Follow Suit.
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
In Baltimore: Union Members, Homeless Persons Representatives, Faith and Water Advocates to Speak Out Against Inequitable Water Rate Hikes
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
U.S. Senate Takes First Step on PFAS Health Crisis But Fails to Hold Polluters Accountable
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
Iowa's New DNR Director Under Fire for Close Ties to Ag Industry
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Canadians and Americans Praise Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against Enbridge’s Line 5
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
PES Refinery Has No Place in a World That Must of Get Off Fossil Fuels
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
U.S. House Takes Important Step to Block Hog Slaughter Inspection Privatization
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Food & Water Watch Urges Oregon Legislature to Draft Better Climate Solutions Than Failed Cap-and-Trade Bill
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Presidential Candidates Called Upon to Increase Fairness for Family Farmers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
House Amendment Blocks Clean Energy Program from Supporting Fossil Fuel Projects
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Food & Water Watch, Iowa CCI Resist State's Effort to Sweep Raccoon River Water Pollution Under the Rug
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Letter to Wolf Demands Fracking Permit Pause, Investigation of Cancer Crisis
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Oregon Governor Brown Signs Five-Year Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Flint Residents Should Not Have to Wait Any Longer for Justice
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Baltimore’s Water Crisis Is a Race Issue and Possibly Unconstitutional
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Confirmed: USDA Now Pursuing Privatized Beef Inspections
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Single-Use Plastic Bans: Good for Our Food, Water and Planet
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Baltimore Council President Scott, Councilwoman Middleton, Author, Advocates, to Unveil New Report Proving Water Affordability is a Race Issue
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
“Fracking Endgame” Report Spells Out Planetary Catastrophe, Reinforces Need for Action Against Fracked Gas Infrastructure in Virginia
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
“Fracking Endgame” Report Spells Out Planetary Catastrophe for Florida, Reinforces Need for Fracking Ban
By Jorja Rose
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Connecticut State House Votes to Ban Fracking Waste
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Pipeline Permits Denied by the Murphy Administration in New Jersey
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Food & Water Watch Applauds House Appropriations Committee Swine Slaughter Inspection Amendment
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Ventura County Six-Month Moratorium is a Step in the Right Direction, But More Action Needed to Protect Families from Risky Oil Development
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Edison Residents File Petitions on Ordinance to Retain Public Control of Water and Sewer Systems
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
New Development in Flint: Justice Demands Accountability
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Connecticut Senate Votes to Ban Fracking Waste
Statement
Senate Democrats Question USDA Over "Big Ag Bailout" Money
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Calls for Congressional Inquiry Over USDA's Handling of JBS Scandal
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
DOE Release Touts Exports of "U.S. Molecules of Freedom" in Orwellian News Release
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Oregon Senate Passes Five-Year Moratorium on Fracking
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Lawsuit Seeks to Protect South Platte River From Colorado Slaughterhouse Pollution
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Over 200 Farm, Food and Rural Groups Support Merger Moratorium Bills
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
New Chicago Mayor Pledges Groundbreaking Moratorium on Water Shutoffs
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
New Chicago Mayor Pledges Groundbreaking Moratorium on Water Shutoffs
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Oregon Senate Committee Passes Five-Year Moratorium on Fracking
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
New York Activists Demand Bolder Approach on Climate Legislation
Statement
Aliso Canyon 'Root Cause Analysis' Shows Gross Negligence
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Dozens of Baltimoreans Give Impassioned Testimonies at Hearing for Water Accountability & Equity Act
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Applauds UC President and Regents for Temporary Halt on Use of Toxic Herbicide Glyphosate
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
MuckRock and Food & Water Watch Join Together on Water Privatization FOIAs
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Cuomo’s DEC Denies Williams Gas Pipeline Water Quality Permit
Press Release
Pork Plant Operating Under Privatized Inspection Model Receives Second Bailout from USDA
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Baltimore City Council to Take Up New Mayor Young's Water Accountability and Equity Act
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Trump Joins European Official to Tout Dangerous Fossil Fuel Export Scheme
Statement
Couple Awarded $2 Billion in Damages in Roundup Cancer Case
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Statement
Like Oil Companies, 3M Must Be Held Accountable for Its PFAS Cover Up
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
200+ Groups Urge Senate to Oppose European Fossil Fuel Promotion Bill
Press Release
100+ Groups Call on House Committee to Deny Funding for Dangerous Appalachian Petrochemical Storage Hub
Statement
Alarming New Report: Factory Farming and Fossil Fuels Are A Double Whammy for Ecosystems
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
With Legislature's Failure to Act, DeSantis Must Keep His Word and Ban Fracking
Statement
House Vote for Paris Climate Agreement is Little More Than Nothing at All
Statement
Governor Hogan Signs the Water Taxpayer Protection Act, Making it Law
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Any Infrastructure Deal Must Prioritize Affordable, Clean Water
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
After Pipeline Construction Wreaks Havoc, Sunoco Buys Out Affected Homeowners
Statement
Bureau of Land Management Continues to Promote Drilling on Federal Lands
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
On Eve of EU-U.S. Energy Forum, 200 Groups on Both Sides of the Atlantic Unite in Opposition To Climate-hostile LNG Trade
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Mayor Garcetti’s ‘Green New Deal’ Is Not New, Not Bold Enough
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
On Flint Anniversary, Trump's EPA Doubles Down on Gutting Water Protections
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Activists Stage Massive Art Installation in the Capitol Courtyard to Urge Governor DeSantis to Push Through a Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Healthy Air Advocates Stage Witty Visual Likening DPI’s Plan for “Monitoring Itself” to a Fox Guarding a Henhouse
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Ventura County's 45-Day Oil Drilling Moratorium is a Step in the Right Direction
Press Release
Clean Water Activists To Drop Huge Art Installation Calling Out Governor For Inaction On Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Anti-Factory Farm Advocates to Stage Large, Witty Visual Prior to DPI Town Hall
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Elected Officials and Business Leaders Unveil Anti-Fracking Art Installation in Hialeah
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
The Only Reasonable Regulation on Oil and Gas is to Ban Fracking
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Iowa DNR Uses Rain as Scapegoat for Horrific Manure Runoffs; Factory Farms Let Off the Hook
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Oficiales Electos y Líderes Empresariales Develan Instalación De Arte Anti-Fracking En Hialeah
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Anti-Fracking Advocates Gather To Call Attention to Governor’s Silence On Link Between Oil & Gas Operations and Earthquakes In Panhandle
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Hundreds Rally Across Florida to tell Governor DeSantis: Ban Fracking Now
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Faith Leaders, Youth Advocates and Sarasota Elected Officials Call on Governor DeSantis to Speak Out On Flawed Ban Fracking Bills
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
On Gov. Newsom’s 100th Day in Office, Environmental Group Demands Action on Campaign Pledges
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Former Sarasota Mayor Fredd Atkins, Rev Neddy Astudillo, and Clean Water Advocates Call on Governor DeSantis to Speak Out on Flawed Ban Fracking Bills
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Brooksville Vice Mayor Joins Clean Water Advocates at Senator Simpson’s District Office to Speak Out on Flawed Ban Fracking Bills
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Funcionarios Electos y Líderes Empresariales de Hialeah FL Develan Instalación De Arte Anti-Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Hialeah FL Elected Officials and Business Leaders Unveil Anti-Fracking Art Installation
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sweeps Iowa’s water crisis under the rug
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
UN Recognizes Access to Clean, Affordable Water and Climate Justice as Civil Rights Under International Law
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Trump to Add Insult to Injury with Visit to Explosion Site for Fossil Fuel Order Signing
Press Release
Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act Passes Containing Dangerous Nuclear Study
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
On Thursday, Florida Elected Officials and Business Leaders to Unveil Anti-Fracking Art Installation
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Funcionarios Electos y Líderes Empresariales Develan Instalación De Arte Anti-Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Environmental Groups Call for Strict Regulation of Greenhouse Gases as Hazardous Air Pollutants
Statement
Flint Deserves Justice and Snyder Must be Held Accountable
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
BREAKING: Maryland General Assembly Gives Unanimous Final Approval For Water Taxpayer Protection Act
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Fracking Water Contamination Case in Plum Borough
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
A Dozen Manatee County Elected Officials and 50+ Local Businesses Sign Letter in Support of Statewide Ban on All Forms of Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Governor Murphy Announces Opposition to Meadowlands Gas Plant
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Governor Whitmer: Take Urgent Action to Shut Down Line 5
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Public Interest Groups File Lawsuit for Clean Water, Gather at Capitol Building to Demand Accountability
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Major Problems With Edgar Thomson Fracking Well Revealed Ahead of DEP Hearing
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
More Than 120 Statewide and National Groups Call on Governor Newsom to Shut Down Aliso Canyon, Stop New Fossil Fuel Projects
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Michigan Environmental and Social Justice Groups Call for a Ban on Industrial Agriculture Polluting Practices
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Adams County, CO Approves Six-Month Fracking Moratorium
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Exxon's Climate Denial Comes Under Scrutiny in EU Parliament on Thursday
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Oregon House Passes Ten Year Moratorium on Fracking
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
U.N. Committee Urges UK Government to Consider “Comprehensive and Complete Ban” on Fracking
Statement
Attorney General’s Pipeline Investigation Means Governor Wolf Must Act
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Iowa's Water is the Loser this Legislative Session
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Trump's Budget Serves Industry Profits at the Expense of Our Health
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Food, Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Senate Committee Passes Fracking Bill but Leaves In Major Loophole
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Citing Sunoco’s Refusal to Disclose Emergency Information, State Lawmakers Press Wolf for Mariner Moratorium
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
It's "Way Past Time" Gov. Bevin Took Action on Martin County
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Climate Movement Demands New York Move Off Fossil Fuels
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Chester County Empanels Sunoco Grand Jury
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief Supporting 21 Young Climate Fighters in Juliana v. U.S.
Statement
Senate Committee Tables Sister Fracking Ban Still With Major Loophole
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Representative Dean Fisher Single-Handedly Holding Up Clean Water Legislation
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Colorado's Protect Public Welfare Oil and Gas Operations Bill: A Step Forward, but Not Far Enough
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Reps. Lawrence and Khanna, Senator Sanders Introduce the WATER Act to Address Water Justice in America
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Reps. Lawrence and Khanna Introduce the WATER Act to Address Water Justice in America
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Reps. Lawrence and Khanna Introduce the WATER Act to Address Water Justice in America
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
BREAKING: Maryland House Unanimously Passes Legislation To Permanently Protect Homeowners, Renters and Places of Worship From Tax Sale Over Water Bills
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Power Plant Decision a Stunning Victory for Pinelands Pipeline Opponents
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Trump’s Nomination of Kelly Craft for UN Ambassador is a Slap in the Face of Climate Science and Human Rights
Press Release
USDA Quietly Approves New Line Speed Waivers for Chicken Plants
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Florida Elected Officials, Scientists, and Clean Water Advocates Hold Panel on Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Community Groups, Councilmember Bonin Call for 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2030
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Boston Market Recall Latest Example of Toll Taken by Meat Inspection Rollbacks
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Advocates Ask UN To Consider Fracking Affront To Women's Rights In The UK
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Elected Officials, Scientists, and Clean Water Advocates to Host Panel on Fracking
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
FERC LNG Approval is Exporting Climate Chaos
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Gov. Inslee: Climate Leaders Don’t Frack
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Gov. Inslee: Climate Leaders Don’t Frack
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Angelenos call for 100% Renewable Energy by 2030
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Hundreds of Iowans gathered to urge legislators to pass a statewide moratorium on new and expanded factory farms
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Iowans to Gather with Legislators to Support Statewide Factory Farm Moratorium
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Oakmont Passes Strong Drilling Ordinance
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Oxnard City Council Votes to Oppose Offshore Drilling and Fracking
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Residents, Elected Officials Call on Governor Murphy to Stop Fracked Gas Power Plant
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
EPA's "Non-action" Plan on PFAS
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
70 Organizations Call on Iowa’s General Assembly to Support Sweeping Proposal for a Moratorium on Iowa Factory Farms
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
House Committee Approves Limited Fracking Ban Bill With Major Loophole
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Defending the California Dream: Clear Air and a Livable Planet—What Was Missing from the CA State of the State
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
New York Environmental & Community Groups Call for Faster Action
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Expected to Announce Commitment to Scrap Plans to Rebuild Coastal Gas Plants
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Wolf Stops Mariner East 2, Other Energy Transfer Projects
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Watchdog Groups Sue Pilgrim's Pride for Deceptive Advertising
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Legislation Introduced to Allow Communities Local Control Over Electricity Purchases
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Floridians Against Fracking Deliver 50 Group Sign On Letter To Governor DeSantis Requesting All Forms of Fracking Are Banned
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Any Green New Deal Must Directly Address Fossil Fuels: National and Grassroots Groups
Press Release
Industrial Agriculture Air Monitoring Legislation (CHAA) Introduced in 2019 With New Legislative Support
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Groups Urge Cuomo to Support for Full Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Floridians Against Fracking to Deliver Letter to Governor DeSantis
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
State of the Union: A Fake Emergency Obscures a Real One
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Dunlap’s Oversight of PFAS Research “Truly the Fox Guarding the Henhouse"
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Environmental and Social Justice Groups in Iowa Call For Moratorium on Factory Farms
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Health Professional Advocacy Group Sends Letter Thanking Lt Governor Nuñez on Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Senate President Bill Galvano and House Speaker José Oliva On Board With Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Virginia House Rejects Ambitious Renewable Energy Plan to Create Jobs In Advanced Energy Sector
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Notice of Intent Filed to Sue Over Chronic Water Pollution From Colorado Slaughterhouses
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
SATURDAY EVENT: 50 + People to Rally on Groundhog Day to Demand Senate President Stop the Shadow Looming over Florida’s Water from Fracking and Algae Threats
By Brooke Errett
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Pipeline Explosion Shows Why Lines 3 and 5 Should Be Shut down Immediately
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Trump Failing to Protect Drinking Water by Ignoring Dangerous Chemicals PFOA and PFOS
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
EPA’s Chemical Negligence Shows Need for Cuomo to Act on Clean Water
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
MDE Air Quality Monitor Plan is Industry Ploy to Block Truly Protective Measures
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Pressure Builds on Governor Murphy to Stop Transco Pipeline Project
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Cuomo Must Stand Up to Trump by Rejecting Williams Pipeline
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
"Inspected and Passed"? No, Despite What Labels Say
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
BREAKING: After Momentous Green Focused Lobby Day, Most Ambitious Clean Energy Legislation to Date Passes to Floor Vote in VA
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Local Opposition Stymies Franklin Park Fracking Plan
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Cuomo Can Take Immediate Clean Energy Action
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Ambitious Plan to Fund Solar Panels Paid For By Virginia Utilities Announced by Social Justice, Faith, and Renewable Energy Groups
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Water Advocates Seek Lead Line Commitment from Governor Cuomo
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Climate Movement Rallies Outside Cuomo’s State of the State
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Advocates Raise U.S. Water Quality, Access and Pollution as a Civil Rights Issue with the UN
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Baltimore City Council Passes State Water Taxpayer Protection Act Unanimously
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Governor Ron DeSantis Moves to Ban Fracking in Florida
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Florida Government Publicly Takes Step to Ban Fracking in Florida
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Baltimore City Approves Drastic Water Rate Hikes Despite Water Affordability Crisis
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
Wolf’s Climate Plan Falls Short
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Floridians Against Fracking Unleash Giant ‘To Do Lists’ Reminding New Governor of First Campaign Promise
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Baltimore Legislators, Key Community Faith Leaders, and Impacted Residents, Announce 2018 Water-Related City Tax Lien Sales and Property Foreclosure Bill
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Anti-Fracking Advocates to Stage Large Visual at Gubernatorial Inauguration Events
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Senator Mary Washington, Delegate Nick Mosby, Councilwoman Shannon Sneed to Join Faith Leaders for Announcement of 2018 Water Related City Tax Lien Sales and Property Foreclosure Bill
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Community Opposition Forces Delay of Franklin Park Fracking Proposal
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
USDA’s GMO Labeling Rule Keeps Consumers in the Dark for the Sake of Big Ag Profits
Statement
Sunoco Criminal Investigation Should Prompt Wolf to Shut Down Mariner East Pipelines
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
USDA Won’t Disclose Latest Meat Inspector Vacancy Rates as Shortages Threaten Food Safety
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Zinke Out at Interior, But Fossil Fuels Still In
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Cuomo's Energy Plan Fails to Meet Climate Challenge
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Wolf’s Weak Methane Rules No Fix for Climate Crisis
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Farm Bill Fails to Address Critical Problems with Food System
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Trump Steamrolls WOTUS to the Benefit of Agrochemical and Fossil Fuel Industries
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Thousands of New Yorkers Urge Cuomo to Support a Full Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
NJ American Water Should Stop Hiding Shutoff Data
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Coalition Files Suit Against USDA on Factory Farms
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Governors Must Enact Fossil Fuel Moratoria Now, Since Trump Won’t Act
Press Release
City Council President Jack Young Announces Groundbreaking Water Accountability and Equity Act
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
City Council President Jack Young To Join Baltimore Residents To Announce Groundbreaking Water Accountability and Equity Act
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
NJNG Announces Plan to Begin Construction on SRL Pipeline in South Jersey
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Another Friday News Dump: USDA Posts Alarming Data About Privatized Inspection at Poultry Plants
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Food & Water Watch Response to National Climate Assessment Release
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Comprehensive Exposé of Dominion Energy’s History of Clean Energy Obstruction in Virginia
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Broken Democracy
$Food & Water Watch exposes Dominion Energy's decades-long power grab and fracking investments$
Press Release
245 Farming, Farmworker, Public Health, Labor, Food Safety, and Environmental Organizations Urge Senate to Reject Hutchins for USDA Science Chief
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
With a Green New Deal, a New Chapter in Climate Activism is Emerging, and a Legislative Climate Solution Already Exists
Statement
Kentucky's Martin County Water District Granted Rate Increase, Ordered to Seek Outside Management
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Baltimore Becomes First Major City to Ban Water Privatization
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Over 200 Farm, Food and Rural Groups Endorse Agribusiness Merger Moratorium Bills
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Senate Passes Fracking Waste Ban Bill
Press Release
Smithfield Manure-to-Energy Plan is a False Solution for the Environment
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Campaign to Stop Meadowlands Power Plant Heats Up
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Food & Water Watch Opposes California Proposition 3
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
National Water Shutoff Report: Pennsylvania
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
New National Survey Reveals Jacksonville Had the Fifth Highest Water Shutoff Rate in the Country in 2016
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
National Water Shutoff Survey: Baltimore Should Pass Ballot Question E to Ban Water Privatization
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
West Virginia American Water Hiding Water Shut Off Information
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
New National Survey Reveals One Out of Six Homes in New Orleans Had Water Shut Off In 2016
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
New National Survey Reveals Detroit Had the Ninth Highest Water Shutoff Rate in the Country in 2016
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Shocking Study: 15 Million U.S. Residents Had Water Shut Off in 2016
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
American Water and Suez Hiding Water Shut Off Data
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Mega Water and Gas Merger Would Spell Disaster for Pittsburgh
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Sunoco Mariner Pipeline Completion Stalled Until 2020
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Fracking Waste Ban Moves Forward with Senate Committee Vote
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Carbon Tax Schemes Will Not Save Us from Climate Chaos
Press Release
Hurricane-Impacted Communities, Allies Challenge Factory Farm Pollution Exemption from Federal Emergency Preparedness Law
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
NAFTA Reboot Threatens Food Safety, Promotes Fracking and GMOs
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Fracking
Statement
USDA To Allow Line Speed Increase from 140 to 175 Birds Per Minute Under Privatized Inspection Model
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Certified Organic Farmer Suffers Contamination, Likely De-Certification from Mountain Valley Pipeline Pellet Drop
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Victory! Court Shuts Down Offshore Aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Gov. Bevin: Declare State of Emergency in Martin County, Ky.
Press Release
Making a Petrochemical Sacrifice Zone in Appalachia
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Privatized Inspection Plants Still Turning Out More Contaminated Chicken
Statement
Food & Water Watch Cheers House Introduction of Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium Bill
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Mike Bloomberg’s Comparison of Environmental Activists to Border Wall Supporters is Totally Absurd
Statement
Trump's Hurricane of Lies
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
In Advance of Climate Summit, Advocates Call on Gov. Brown’s Sister to Resign from Sempra Board
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Watchdogs Sue Metropolitan Water District Over Delta Tunnel Financing
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Governor Scott Dismisses Concerns About Toxic Algae
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Federal District Court Decision Allows Food & Water Watch Case Against USDA to Proceed
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Scott Stringer: NY Harbor Fracked Gas Pipeline a “Monumental Step Backwards”
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Groups Press Discovery Fight with White House, Allege Administration Shielding Potential Self-Dealing by Trump, Kushner Cronies on Infrastructure
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
CCM Promotes Weak, Inadequate Fracking Waste Ordinance
Statement
Food & Water Watch Applauds Sen. Booker's Groundbreaking Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium Bill
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
NAFTA-Lite Trade Announcement Likely to Conceal Deregulatory Corporate Giveaways
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Over 100 Florida local elected officials sign on in support of statewide fracking ban
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Baltimore Leads the Country in Water Advocacy, Mayor Signs First Water Privatization Ban In a Major City
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
UK Fracking Billionaire Reportedly Leaves for Tax Haven in Monaco
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
FDA Investigating Possible Link Between Factory Farms and Tainted Lettuce
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
USDA Inspectors Pressured to Keep Line Speeds Up Under Privatized Inspection System
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Baltimore City Council Votes to Ban Water Privatization
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Three-Year Old Report on Fracking Risks Quietly Published This Week After Cuadrilla Permit Awarded
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
CPV Power Plant Start-Up In Doubt as Air Quality Permit is Denied
Press Release
New Brunswick Could Create 100 Percent Renewable Electricity Program
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Puerto Rico Debt Cancelation Bill "First Step Towards a Just and Equitable Recovery"
Statement
Statement from Campaign for Family Farms & the Environment (CFFE) on President Trump's 7.26.18 visit to Iowa
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Proposes Giveaway to Fossil Fuel Industry
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
New Carbon Tax Bill Shields Polluters, Pours Gasoline on Climate "Fire"
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Governor Rick Scott Not the Environmental Hero He Claims to Be
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
Federal Government Must Ensure School Districts Urgently Test For, Eliminate Lead
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Food & Water Watch Opposes Scott Hutchins Nomination at USDA
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Food & Water Watch Receives FOIA Revealing Cahoots Between Suez and Mayor Pugh’s Office
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Victory in Lawsuit Against Camden for Shut-Off Information
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
USDA Approves Three New Poultry Plants on Assurances of Chinese Government Alone
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Good Riddance, Scott Pruitt
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
New Brunswick Residents Go to City Council With 100% Renewable Energy Plan
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
FERC Commissioner Heads to Private Water Lobby
Press Release
Baltimore Council Members, Faith Leaders, Advocates To Draw Attention to Large Water Rate Hike In the Midst of Code Red Extreme Heat Alert and Call For Water Affordability Program
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
La privatización del agua echa sal a la herida en Puerto Rico
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Water Privatization Adds Insult to Injury in Puerto Rico
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Files FOIA Suit Against the EPA
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Unprecedented New Report Details Sweeping Environmental Injustice of Pennsylvania’s Ongoing Fossil Fuel Buildout
Statement
In Fracking Case, Scottish Court Rules Against Ineos
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Families Belong Together
By Wenonah Hauter
Statement
Joint Statement: Advocacy Groups Call on Governor Cooper to Veto SB 711
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Lawsuit Filed Against Privatized Water System Serves As Cautionary Tale for Baltimore
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Camden’s Privatized Water Hides Data on Shut-Offs
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Groups Fight Back Against Trump Administration Attempt to Avoid Scrutiny of Kushner-Led Office of American Innovation
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
Gusciora Victory in Trenton is a Win for Public Water
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Mayor Pugh’s Charter Proposals Would Open Baltimore Up to Water Privatization
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Pennsylvanians Rally to Stop Sunoco Pipeline
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Fourth Circuit Reinstates N.C. 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Constitutional Challenge
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Advocates and Community Members Request AG Investigate Martin County Water District
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Bayer-Monsanto Mega-Merger Approved
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
BREAKING: Mariner East Construction Halted in West Whiteland Township by PUC
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Mark Ruffalo and Fracking-Harmed Residents Demand Help from Gov. Wolf with New Health Impacts Campaign
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Pruitt's EPA a "Nightmare" for Water, Public Health, Press Freedom & Democracy
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Coalition: New York Must Reject Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline
Press Release
Calling for a Ban on Factory Farming in the United States
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Endorses the Poor People's Campaign
Statement
House Vote to Advance Yucca Mountain Is a Step Toward Nuclear Disaster
Press Release
On Video, Cuomo Pledges to Reject All New Gas Plants
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
A Beloved Neighborhood Church Escapes Eviction, No Thanks to Legislation
Press Release
House Farm Bill Should be Rejected, 34 groups say
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Chemical Companies Go to Court to Challenge Scotland Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Advocacy Groups Slam Rep. Polis for Undermining Bill to Stem Climate Change
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
House Appropriations Committee’s New Energy/Water Funding Bill is a Recipe for Disaster
Statement
Proposed USDA Rule on GMO Labeling Deceptive and Filled with Loopholes
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Illinois Senate Passes Vital Right-To-Know Fracking Bill
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Rep. Pompeo Confirmed to Lead State Department
Press Release
New Legislation Would Provide Urgent Protections to Prevent Another Flint Water Crisis Amid Trump's Attack on Public Water
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Suspension of New Poultry Inspection System Plant Shows that Privatized Inspection is a Failure
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Cuomo Denies Water Quality Certificate for New York Harbor Pipeline
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
FDA Finds Rodent Infestation at Facility Affected by Massive Egg Recall
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Governor Wolf Uses Sunoco Dollars to Silence Local Communities
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
After Community Opposition, Nestlé Drops Plan for Spring Creek Plant
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Over 180 Groups Call for New York to Move Off Fossil Fuels
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Enbridge Blunder Proves Line 5 Solutions a Sham: Time to Shut It Down
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
100% Renewable Energy is the Goal - Halfway is Not Enough
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Weak Renewable Energy Bill Should Be Rejected Along With Nuke Industry Bailout
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Maryland Legislators Fail to Pass the Community Healthy Air Act
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
200+ Environmental Groups Call on Senate to Reject Pompeo for Secretary of State
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
More than 40,000 Comments Support a Complete Fracking Ban in the Delaware River Watershed
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Approval of Bayer-Monsanto Deal Paves Way for Price Hikes, Reduced Choices
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Baltimore City Politics Run Common Sense Water Legislation to the Ground, Advocates Warn of Impending Privatization
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
As Pruitt Ethics Concerns Mount, EPA Quietly Announces Half a Trillion Dollar Need for Drinking Water
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Five Questions USDA Secretary Perdue Should Ask Before Lunch at the Clemens Hog Slaughter Plant in Coldwater, Michigan
Press Release
Imminent Legal Action Planned Over Water Contamination Near Mountaire Chicken Processing Facility in Delaware
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Residents Impacted by Sunoco Pipeline Issue Summons to Governor Wolf
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Kentucky Public Service Commission Raises Water Rates in Martin County
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Broad Coalition Backs National Trust in UK Fracking Fight
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Rex Tillerson Out at State Department
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Fifth Fracking Health Compendium Outlines Unacceptable Risks to our Food, Water and Climate
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
BREAKING: Florida Senate Refuses to Support Ban on Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Delegate Mary Washington, Faith Leaders, Advocates to Demand Elimination of City Tax Lien Sales and Property Foreclosure
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
At Offshore Drilling Event, Groups Call on Governor Cuomo to Protect New York by Stopping Planned Gas Pipeline for New York Harbor
Press Release
Groups Push New Jersey Fracking Waste Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Senate Democrats Release Strong Infrastructure Package, Contrasting Pitfalls of Trump Administration’s Shameful Wall Street Giveaways
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
PUC Files Emergency Order to Halt Sunoco's Mariner East 1 Pipeline
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Research Shows Los Angeles Can Lead the Way to 100 Percent Renewable Energy
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
BREAKING: Maryland House Unanimously Passes Groundbreaking Legislation as Response to Water Crisis Distressing Baltimore and Cities Across the Nation
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Advocates in Maryland Rally Ahead of Committee Hearing for 100% Clean Energy by 2035
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Washington, Oregon Bills Falter; Chaco Canyon Lease Canceled
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Over 100 U.S. & International Groups Tell Wolf: Shut Down Mariner East Pipeline
Press Release
Florida Clean Water Advocates Rally to Call on Senate to Pass Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Maryland Advocates to Rally for 100% Clean Energy by 2035 Ahead of Committee Hearing
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Legislators, Advocates Launch Bill to Move New York Off Fossil Fuels
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
New Analysis Reveals Martin County Water Crisis a Perfect Storm of Coal Industry Power, Mismanagement and Disinvestment
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Representatives Drury and Guzzardi Introduce Legislation to Protect Landowners Rights and Ban Fracking in Illinois
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Florida Senate Fracking Ban Bill Deserves Senate Vote
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Anti-Fracking Advocates to Stage Large Fire Visual at Clay County Utility Faucet Calling for Fracking Ban Leadership from Senator Bradley
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Documents Show Privatized Hog Inspection Scheme Rife with Food Safety Violations
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Nestlé and Others Cashing in On U.S. Water Infrastructure Crisis
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Groups Sue To Force Kushner-led Innovation Office To Follow Federal Transparency Rules And Reveal Role In Shaping Infrastructure Policy
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Baltimore Faith Leaders, Environmental Organizations, Advocacy Groups and City Council Members "Flush" Trump's Infrastructure Scam
Press Release
Baltimore “Flushes” Trump’s Infrastructure Scam & Water Privatization Plans
Press Release
Uwchlan Township Supervisors Vote to Enforce Safety Ordinance, Protect Residents from Mariner East 2
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Trump's Infrastructure Plan Sends Our Tax Dollars to Wall Street
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Delegate Mary Washington Introduces Important Economic Justice Legislation with Water Taxpayer Protection Act
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
50+ Organizations Call on Iowa’s General Assembly to Support Sweeping Proposal for a Moratorium on Iowa Factory Farms
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Frightening New Carbon Emissions Projections Require Bold Policy Solutions
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Grassroots Pressure Forces New York to Reconsider Albany Microgrid Gas Plan
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
BREAKING: Florida Senate Committee Unanimously Votes to Ban Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Fracking Ban Bill SB 462 Passes First Senate Committee Unanimously: Groups Applaud Passage of Bill
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Murphy Supports Fracking Ban in DRBC; Now New Jersey and Others Must Enact Legislation to Move Off Fossil Fuels
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
NJ OFF Fossil Fuels Coalition Launches Clean Energy Push
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
State of the Union Response: Disaster Capitalism Cloaked as Progress
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
‘Big Chicken’ Donates False Giant Check to Governor Hogan Prior to Maryland State of the State Address
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
ACTION: ‘Big Chicken’ to Donate Giant Check to Governor Hogan Prior to Maryland State of the State Address
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Privatized Inspection System Produces More Contaminated Chicken
Press Release
Lawmakers to Introduce Bill to Move Maryland to 100% Clean Energy by 2035
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Democracy Forward Launches Infrastructure Accountability Initiative, Releases New Report Highlighting Trump's "Blueprint for Cronyism"
Statement
Response to "Healthy Climate and Family Security Act" Introduction into Congress
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Groundbreaking Bill Requiring 100% Clean Energy by 2035 Introduced In Virginia
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Murphy Must Go Much Further than Rejoining RGGI
Topics:
Pollution Trading
Statement
Response to Leaked Washington Post Infrastructure Memo
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Martin County Could See Huge Rate Increase Despite Failing System
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Toxic Oilfield Wastewater Used to Grow California Food, Including Organics
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Nestlé Has No Place on Maine's Board of Environmental Protection
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Puerto Rico’s Decision to Privatize Power Coupled with Trump’s Alarming Infrastructure Plan Spells Out Devastation for Vulnerable Communities
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Renowned Biologist Sandra Steingraber, Miami Elected Officials, Health Professionals Release Major Scientific Studies Citing Fracking and Water Contamination Cases
Press Release
Trump Releases Proposed Rule for Privatized Inspection Scheme in Hog Plants
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.: Analysis Reveals Maryland Ratepayers Spend Millions on Dirty Renewables, Groups Urge Swift Shift to 100% Clean Energy
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Trump Unveils Plan to Open Nearly All of U.S. Offshore Waters to Drilling
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Inaction By Florida Legislators On Oil Drilling After Trump Announcement Could Lead To Catastrophe in Sunshine State
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Gov. Wolf Bows to Public Pressure, Suspends Mariner Pipeline Construction
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
After Grassroots Campaign, Atlantic City Water System Stays Public
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
New Study Should Move Governor Wolf to Act on Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Explosion at Austrian Baumgarten Gas Hub and Shutdown of Forties Pipeline System Shows Europe's Vulnerability
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Advocacy Group Mounts Legal Challenge to Pollution Trading Permit in Pennsylvania
Topics:
Pollution Trading
Press Release
Plum Fracking Controversy Deepens
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Advocacy Group Calls for Ban on Brazilian Beef Imports, Citing Countless Health and Safety Deficiencies Over Fifteen Years
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
DRBC Fracking Rules Don’t Go Far Enough to Protect Clean Water
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Food & Water Watch Applauds Decision To Deny Everglades Oil Drilling Permit, Pushes for Fracking Ban
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Food & Water Watch Declares Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s Line 5 Solution a Sham, Calls for Immediate and Permanent Shut Down of Line 5
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Ineos‘s Court Injunction Won’t Stop UK Anti-Fracking Movement
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
The Awful Environmental Record of Ineos Disqualifies Fracking Ambitions
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Shows Shameful Disregard for Public Health and Climate Stability
Press Release
Twelve Years and Not Much Has Changed
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Advocates Across Miami-Dade County Enact ‘Mock Oil Rig Spills’ in Opposition to Fracking
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Report Details Racial, Economic Injustice of Pollution Trading Programs
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Rick Perry’s Absurd Remark About Fossil Fuels and Sexual Assault
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Rick Perry’s Absurd Remark About Fossil Fuels and Sexual Assault
Statement
Rick Perry’s Absurd Remark About Fossil Fuels and Sexual Assault
Press Release
Woolsey Operating Company Pulls Fracking Permit - Food & Water Watch Celebrates and Pushes For Fracking Ban
Statement
Oregon Governor Finally Sides with Hood River County Over Nestlé
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Groups Denounce Energy Department’s Sneak Attack on Solar
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Disaster Capitalism Hits Puerto Rico with Whitefish Sweetheart Deal
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Manhattan Rally Tells Cuomo: Get Off Fossil Fuels
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
One Month After Hurricane Maria, Federal Government Must Answer for Recent Decline in Access to Safe Drinking Water in Puerto Rico
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Trump Trumpets Meatpacker Power at Expense of Family Farmers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Lawmakers, Impacted Families Go to Harrisburg to Rally Against Sunoco Pipeline
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Report Illustrates Why USDA Must Not Allow Chinese Poultry or Brazilian Fresh Meat Imports
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Standing Up for Environmental Justice, Senator Chuck Schumer Speaks Out Against Republican Plan to Slash EPA Budget
Press Release
Florida State Republicans Introduce Statewide Fracking Ban Bills
By Jackie Filson
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Food & Water Watch Disappointed by Vote to Approve $4 Billion for Delta Tunnels Plan
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Trump's Scrapping of the Clean Power Plan is a Shameful Giveaway to Profit-Driven Polluters
Press Release
Over 200 Groups Urge Congress to Level the Playing Field for Farmers, Workers and Consumers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Scotland Bans Fracking. The UK and U.S. Should as Well.
Statement
Fracking Ban Implementation Just the Beginning, Clean Renewables Is Real Goal Says Food & Water Watch
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Groups Move Lawsuit Forward Against Industrial Fish Farming Regulations
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Are Oil and Gas CEOs Getting Paid to Pollute?
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Food & Water Watch Warns: Flint Water Crisis Not Over, No Amount of Lead Is Safe
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
In Wake of Climate-Fueled Disasters, 300+ Groups Endorse Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s Off Fossil Fuels Act
Press Release
New Yorkers Rally to Tell Schumer: Save the EPA!
Press Release
Monroeville Council Passes Seismic Testing Ordinance
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Opposes National Chicken Council Petition To Increase Poultry Slaughter Line Speeds
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Finally, FERC is Told To Stand Down
Statement
Banning Fracking in the Delaware River Basin
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Rep. Gabbard’s Off Fossil Fuels Act Responds to Acute Climate Crisis
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Sues U.S. Department of Agriculture over Factory Farm Lending
Press Release
Dozens of Marylanders and Elected Officials Gather For Introduction of Urgent 100% Renewable Energy State Bill
By Jackie Filson
Statement
National Park Service Bows to Corporate Pressure on Bottled Water in National Parks
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Coalition Urges Vote Against 'Demolish the DEP' Budget Bills
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Legislative Report Card Aims To Hold Maryland Lawmakers Accountable On 2017 Legislative Session Votes
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
Violence by White Supremacists and Neo-Nazi Factions in Charlottesville
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
Governor Wolf Shrugs Off Sunoco’s Pipeline Disasters
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Farm and Food Groups Say Bayer-Monsanto Merger Will Create Vegetable Seed Monopoly
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
UK Court Injunction Won’t Stop Anti-Fracking Movement
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
U.S. Congress Must Act on Climate, Not Incentivize Dirty Energy
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
American Antitrust Institute, Food & Water Watch, and National Farmers Union Say Monsanto-Bayer Merger Puts Competition, Farmers, and Consumers at Risk
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Water Safety Advocate Files Suit Over President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
With Victory Over Christie’s Takeover, People Power Prevails in Atlantic City
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Advocates Praise Sen. Sanders and Call on Senate Dems to Follow His Lead in Opposing Dirty Energy Bill
Statement
State Regulators Endanger Families by Allowing Aliso Canyon Storage Facility to Reopen
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Food & Water Watch Disappointed by Passage of AB 398, Cap-and-Trade Bill
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Advocacy Groups Petition State to Fix Broken Factory Farm Approval Process
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Chinese Chicken Shipments Already Endangering Public Health
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Activists Speak Out on Charges Against Bolivian Leaders Critical of Big Dam Projects
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Activistas denuncian cargos contra líderes bolivianos críticos de grandes proyectos de represas
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
350+ Groups Oppose Dirty Senate Energy Bill that Would Promote Fossil Fuels, Pollute Air and Water, and Hasten Climate Chaos
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Activists to Call On Attorney General Bill Schuette and Governor Rick Snyder to Immediately Decommission Line 5 Pipeline
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Governor Roy Cooper Must Veto Attempt to Undermine Clean Energy in North Carolina
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Trump Takes Advantage of Europe's Fossil Fuel Dependence
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Trump’s “Energy Dominance” Speech in Two Words: More Fracking
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Food & Water Watch Urges USDA to Reverse Rule Allowing Chicken Imports from China
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Statement
Trump Administration to Rescind Clean Water Rule
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Millions of People Threatened By Proposed Fracking Project in Southern Illinois: Group Will Unite to Say NO
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
With Ambitious Renewable Energy Goal, Mayors Take the Lead
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
100+ Anti-Fracking Advocates Unite to Oppose First Fracking Well In Illinois; Call for a Statewide Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Brazilian Meat Scandal Proves that System is Not Fit to Export to the U.S.
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
In Light of Stalled Risk Analysis Study, Food & Water Watch Condemns Interim Use of Line 5
Statement
Carbon Taxes Won’t Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption or Fix Climate Change – That’s Why Exxon Mobil Supports Them
Statement
Amazon’s Acquisition of Whole Foods: Higher prices, Fewer Choices for Consumers and More Profits for Billionaires
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Food Safety Advocates Denounce Proposed Rule to Permit China to Export Poultry Products to the U.S.
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Dow-Dupont Merger Bad for Farmers, Consumers and the Environment
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Petrochemical Expansion in Europe Means More Fracking in the United States
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Food Safety Advocates File Lawsuit to Shed Light on Privatized Poultry Inspection
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Trump’s Water Infrastructure Plans in Two Words: Higher Rates
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Trump’s Withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord Makes U.S. a Rogue Nation
Press Release
Fracking in Allegheny County: Who Calls the Shots?
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Multi-State Coalition Challenges Spectra/Enbridge’s Fracked Gas Expansion Project
Statement
Food & Water Watch Applauds Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Infrastructure Package
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
NAFTA Renegotiation Cannot Become Another Corporate Giveaway
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
Food Safety Advocates Denounce Expanding Trade with China
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
The Senate Must Reject Trump's FERC Appointments, for the Sake of Public Health and Climate Stability
Press Release
5,000 Illinoisans Brave Rain, March in Chicago for Climate Justice on Trump’s 100th Day in Office
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Pro-Fracking Bill in Florida Passes Through Second Reader in Senate
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Food Safety Advocates Denounce Confirmation of Sonny Perdue to Lead USDA
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Detroit Needs Affordable Water Service, Not More Shutoffs
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
USDA Audit Shows Canadian Slaughter Plants “Not Equivalent”
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Governor Hogan Signs Fracking Ban Bill, Making it Law
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Maryland Bans Fracking with Support of Republican Governor
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Dimock Decision: Corporate Profits Over Public Health
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Maryland Senate Passes Statewide Fracking Ban 35-10
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Settlement Ends Litigation Over EPA Release of Factory Farm Information
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Maryland Set to Ban Fracking with Support of Republican Governor
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
With Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline, Trump Moves America Backwards
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
SEPTA Board’s Oil & Gas Ties
Press Release
Advocates Applaud Bill to Make Water Service Safer and More Affordable
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Advocates Call on USDA to Protect U.S. Consumers from Potentially Tainted Brazilian Meat Imports
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Maryland House Passes Moratorium on Tax Lien Sales for Unpaid Water Service Bills
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Governor Larry Hogan Comes Out in Support of Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Guns Trump Butter in White House Budget
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Groups Tell Pennsylvania Attorney General: Investigate DEP’s Fracking Negligence
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
100+ Activists Gathered Ahead of the Pipeline Safety Advisory Board Meeting to Call on State Officials to Shut Down Line 5
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Councilwoman Bass Speaks Out Against SEPTA Fracked Gas Plant
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Dozens of Advocacy Groups Challenge EPA on Factory Farm Pollution
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Senate Confirmation of Perry to DOE a Grave Mistake
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
'Resistance Address' Rally Outside White House Sends Trump off Before Speech with Message that Americans Oppose His Harmful Agenda
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Pinelands Pipeline Decision Serves to Embolden Trump Energy Agenda
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Pruitt Confirmation Begins Fight of a Lifetime for Public Health, Our Environment and the EPA Itself
Statement
Fast Food CEO Steps Down as Labor Nominee
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Advocacy Group Mounts Legal Challenge to Nutrient Trading Permit in Pennsylvania
Topics:
Pollution Trading
Press Release
Sen. Madaleno Introduces Bill to Protect Air Quality and Communities
Statement
Democratic Boycott of Scott Pruitt Committee Vote is Necessary and Commendable
Statement
Trump Declares War on Environment in First Week on Job
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Advocates Applaud Senate Water Blueprint
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Sonny Perdue Nomination Another Feather in Cap of Big Business
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Food & Water Watch Denounces Nomination of Tom Price to Head Health and Human Services
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
500+ Wide-Ranging Organizations Call for Rejection of Scott Pruitt as EPA Head
Press Release
New Analysis Highlights Alarming Anti-Consumer Impacts of Proposed Enbridge/Spectra Energy Mega-Merger
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Long Overdue Livestock Rules Provide Important, Modest Protections for Farmers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Final EPA Study Confirms That Fracking Contaminates Drinking Water
Statement
Congress Passes Long Overdue Relief Package for Flint
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Trump-Tillerson State Department Would Likely Undermine Renewables Around the World
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Trump’s Expected Pick for Interior Secretary is Another Slap in the Face of Science
Statement
Fast Food CEO Helming Labor Department Will Undermine Food and Worker Safety
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Scott Pruitt Will Lead Trump’s Disastrous Deregulatory Agenda at EPA
Statement
Administration Must Acknowledge Political Meddling in Fracking Contamination Report, Clarify and Finalize Findings of Harm
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Philadelphia Port Plan Rejects Fossil Fuels
Statement
Food & Water Watch Applauds Demise of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Topics:
Global Trade
Statement
We Cannot Be Discouraged; Let’s Keep Building Our Movement
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
As Johns Hopkins Researchers Highlight Flaws in Wicomico Co. Health Review, Advocates Call for Moratorium on New Poultry Operations in County
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
New Study Highlights the Hazards of Imported Seafood, Demonstrates Risks from the TPP 
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
Washington State Shouldn’t Replicate British Columbia’s Failed Carbon Tax Experiment
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Why is Detroit Hiding Its Dealings with Veolia?
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
In Unanimous Vote, Andover Bans Fracking Waste
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Critics: NJDEP Permit Changes Give Green Light to Pipeline Construction
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Advocates Criticize Changes to Safety Measures for Catfish Imports
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Global Trade
Press Release
200+ Groups Call on EPA to Correct Unsupported Claims in Major Fracking Study
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
330,000+ Urge Congress to Pass Legislation to Ensure Affordable, Safe Water Service for All
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Over 700,000 People Tell Government to Block Seed Mergers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Broad Coalition Demands Thorough Review of Pilgrim Pipelines
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Advocates Urge Congress to Pass Better Aid Package for Flint
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Bayer-Monstanto Merger Moves One Step Closer
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Pennsylvanians: No Tax Dollars for Dakota Access Pipeline
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Today's Huge Earthquake Could Have Been Prevented: It Was The Result of Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Advocates Urge Feds to Ban Triclosan in All Consumer Products
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Advocates Urge Baltimore to Adopt Income-Based Water Service Affordability Plan
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
New Study Underscores Health Dangers of Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Food & Water Watch Denounces Approval of ChemChina-Syngenta Mega-Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Tweet Calls into Question Objectivity of Secretary of State’s Office in Ballot Initiative Signature Count
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
FSIS Catfish Inspection Program Stops Another Unsafe Shipment from Vietnam
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
Advocates Call for Meaningful Public Participation in Federal Regulation of Biotech
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Rising Imports Lead to Millions of Pounds of Meat Rejected at U.S. Border
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
Advocates, Landowners File Brief in Opposition to Spectra Pipeline Project
Statement
President Obama Capitulates to Big Food, Signs DARK Act Into Law
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
10,000+ March on Eve of Democratic National Convention, Demanding Fracking Ban and Huge Investment in Renewables
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
FWW, NFU Appeal to Foreign Investment Oversight Committee to Block ChemChina/Syngenta Acquisition
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Standing in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Statement
Advocates Urge President Obama to Veto DARK Act
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Statement
Democrats Ignore Science, Will of Most Americans by Rejecting Fracking and TPP Bans in Party Platform
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Advocates Urge Feds to Reject Danone-White Wave Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Senate Advances GMO Bill Stripping Away Transparency in Labels
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Statement
As Historic Vermont Legislation Goes into Effect, Congress May Pull GMO Labels Off of Grocery Shelves
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Letter Urges President Obama to Meet with Fracking-Affected Communities “Abandoned By” Government Officials
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Scientists, Groups Urge National Academy to Reverse Decades of One-Sided GMO Science
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Appeals Court Urged to Strike Down Idaho Law That Hides Ag Operations from Public View, Imperils Public Health
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
DARK Act “Compromise" Greatly Undermines Consumer Choice
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Statement
Veolia to be Held Accountable for Role in Flint Water Crisis
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Ruling on Fracking Rules Shows Congress Must Act Now
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Welcomes Scientist Robert Howarth to its Board
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Groups Question USDA and Cornell University Over Lack of Transparency in Genetically Engineered Moth Experiments
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
Five Reasons GMO Labeling Bill Deserves a Vote
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Advocates: Time to Vote on New York GMO Labeling
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
Office of Inspector General Highlights Inadequacies of FDA Food Recall System
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Activists Deliver 90,000+ Petitions Calling on DNC to Add Fracking Ban to Party Platform
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Voters Celebrate Landslide Passage of Fracking Ban in Butte County, California
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
EPA Proposes Shocking Thousand-Fold Increase in Radioactivity Allowed in Drinking Water
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
450 + Organizations to Congress: Pending Trade Deals Threaten Efforts to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground, Oppose Trans-Pacific Partnership
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
AAI, FWW and NFU Urge the U.S. Department of Justice to Challenge the Dow-DuPont Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Obama Administration Reportedly Lifting Moratorium on California Offshore Fracking
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Top Chicken Brands Now Inspected by Own Employees
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Food Safety Advocates Denounce Weakening of Catfish Inspection System
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
370+ Groups Oppose Federal Energy Bill That Would Increase Fracking, Harm Climate
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Applauds Rep. John Conyers' Introduction of Bill to Address Nation's Looming Water Infrastructure Crisis
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Fracked Gas is Not Clean: National Advocacy Groups Deliver Message to Gov. Gina Raimondo
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
National Research Council GMO Study Compromised by Industry Ties 
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Groups Slam Feds for Weak Review of GMO Mosquito Risks
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
Rumored Monsanto-Bayer Merger Would Harm Family Farmers and Consumers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Colorado Supreme Court Strips the Constitutional Right To Enact Local Fracking Bans
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Dole Knew About Listeria Contamination; Kept Operating for 18 Months During Outbreak
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
160+ Farm and Food Groups Ask Congress to Reject TPP, Stand Up for Independent Farmers and Ranchers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Global Trade
Statement
Two Years On, Flint Lessons Unlearned
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Lawsuit Challenges FDA's Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
Advocates Call on Governor Rick Snyder to Take Responsibility for Flint Water Crisis 
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Food & Water Watch Applauds Defeat of DARK Act
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Senate Must Stand Up for Consumers and Reject the DARK Act
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Food & Water Watch Denounces Move to Push Ahead With Food Imports From China  
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Advocates Urge Senate to Reject DARK Act
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Florida Legislature Rejects Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Fearing Environmental Terrorism, Advocates Call on Nigerian Government to Help Return Abducted Wife of International Environmental Activist to Safety
Statement
Advocates Urge Senate to Reject Anti-GMO Labeling Bill
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
State Sale of Atlantic City Water System Could Spell Disaster for Families
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Fishing and Public Interest Groups File Challenge to Feds’ Unprecedented Decision to Establish Aquaculture in Offshore U.S. Waters
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
 New Rate Survey of 500 U.S. Water Systems Finds Private Water Providers Charge 58% More
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Advocates Aim to Protect Maryland Farmers from Unfair Treatment by Big Chicken Companies
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
New Maryland Legislation to Promote Clean, Renewable Energy
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
In Wake of Flint Water Crisis, Federal Slashes to Community Water Funding are Unacceptable
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Syngenta Merger Must Be Blocked
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Calls on USDA to Fix Safety Problems in Food Import System
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
‘Democracy Awakening’ Comes to the Nation’s Capital in April
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
House Members Denounce Bill That Would Allow Fracking in Florida, Keep Toxic Fracking Chemicals a ‘Trade Secret’ and Prohibit Localities from Banning Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Calls for Moratorium on Shutoffs and Poisoned Water Bills in Flint, Mich.
By Kate Fried
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
More Than 27,000 Call on Department of Health and Human Services to   Provide Relief to Flint Residents
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
As The President Overhauls Coal Leases on Federal Land, His Administration Ignores the Threat of Natural Gas
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Top Chesapeake Bay Legislation In 2016 Would Make Chicken Companies Responsible for Manure
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Is Flint Water Also Causing Legionnaire’s Disease? 
By Kate Fried
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Coalition Sues North Carolina over Constitutionality of ‘Anti-Sunshine’ Law
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
EPA Advisory Board Finds Serious Discrepancies in Agency's Recent Draft Study on Fracking and Water Contamination
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Congress to bottled water industry: Butt out of our national parks
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Lifting Decades Old Crude Oil Export Ban Helps Lock in Fossil Fuel Dependency
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Omnibus Policy Rider Mischief Creates a Mixed Bag for Food and Agriculture
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food, Global Trade, GMOs
Statement
Mention of Fossil Fuels Absent from COP Agreement
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Dow-DuPont Merger Must Be Blocked
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Precedent-setting Campaign to Block Nestlé and Others from Bottling Water in Oregon County Submits Three Times the Number of Signatures Needed to Qualify for Ballot
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Calls for Replacing Burning Fossil Fuels with Clean Energy and Efficiency by 2035
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
Senate Should Reject Effort to Repeal Country of Origin Labeling
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Global Trade
Press Release
New Poll: Nearly Nine in 10 Americans Want Labels on GMO Food
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Coalition Kicks Off Campaign to Label GMO Food In New York
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
Ahead of Paris Talks, Huge Gas Leak in California Puts Spotlight on Gov. Brown’s Climate Rhetoric
Press Release
Costco, Red Lobster Will Not Sell GMO Salmon
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
New Documents Reveal Major Flaws in Nation’s Food Safety Inspection System
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Statement on UN Climate Negotiations
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
FDA Approves Unlabeled GMO Salmon Despite Widespread Opposition from Scientists, Consumers and Members of Congress
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Water Quality Trading Schemes Quietly Upending Clean Water Act in More Than 20 U.S. States
Topics:
Pollution Trading
Press Release
Advocacy Groups Call for Halt to Open Air Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Moths
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
TPP Text Reveals Broad New Powers to Attack Food Safety, Food Labeling Laws
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food, Global Trade
Press Release
Global Movement to Ban Fracking Urges President Obama to Reject Extreme Energy Extraction as a Climate Solution Ahead of COP21 Climate Talks
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Fracking-Harmed Residents Travel to Washington, D.C. to Call On EPA to Stop Ignoring Its Own Science on Water Pollution
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Nuevo reporte: "Por qué es urgente prohibir el fracking" muestra evidencia contundente
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Food & Water Watch Calls on DOJ to Block Monopoly Beer Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
New Jersey Natural Gas Invents Fictional Military "Need" for SRL Pipeline
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Concerned Flint Citizens Win Urgent Water Reprieve
Press Release
Threat of Legal Action Spurs State Efforts to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations by Mountaire Farms, Inc.
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
China Cap-and-Trade Program Not What The Climate Needs
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Pollution Trading
Press Release
Climate Coalition Calls on President Obama to Halt Fossil Fuel Leasing on Public Lands, Oceans
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Statement
USDA and EPA Should Cancel Next Week's Water Pollution Trading Workshop in Nebraska
Topics:
Pollution Trading
Statement
USDA Office of Inspector General Faults FSIS for Poor Implementation of Public Health Information System
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Has USDA Approved Chinese Poultry Imports? Advocates Demand Answers
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Obama Administration's Plan to Regulate Methane Offers Yet Another False Solution
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Finds Severe Permit Violations at Mountaire Farms, Inc.
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Ignominious 10th Anniversary of Fracking's "Halliburton Loophole" This Weekend
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Fracking
Statement
New Information on WTO COOL Case Demonstrates Folly of Rash Congressional Action
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Statement
Obama's Clean Power Plan Misses the Mark
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Farm, Consumer and Competition Groups Oppose JBS-Cargill Pork Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Coalition Urges Senate to Reject COOL Repeal
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Calls on SEC to Reject GMO Salmon Stock Filings
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
House Passage of DARK Act Hinders Public's Right to Know
Topics:
Broken Democracy, GMOs
Statement
New Infrastructure Bill Could Exacerbate Weaknesses of WIFIA
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Fracking-Harmed Pa. Residents Demand Action from Gov.Wolf
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
With No Indication of Investigation of Pa. DOH Negligence on Fracking Health Complaints, Group Demands Records from Attorney General
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Advocates Applaud Detroit City Council’s Rejection of Water Rate Increases
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Final Regulations Promote More Fracking in California
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Tests Find Toxic Cocktail in Santa Barbara Spill
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Decries Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling Proposal
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Niagara Recall Highlights Safety Problems With Bottled Water
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Free-Trade Senate Democrats Provide Narrow Margin to Pass Fast Track
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
Ocean Acidification Threatens Marine Life, Food Security, Ecosystems and Coastal Livelihoods
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Slams House Passage of Fast Track
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Global Trade
Statement
Pope Francis Takes "Bold and Honest" Stand on Pollution Trading In Encyclical Letter
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Groups Urge WHO to Set Safety Standards for Herbicide Glyphosate it Classified as Carcinogenic
Topics:
Broken Democracy, GMOs
Press Release
Stalled Fast Track is a Victory for Consumers, Workers and the Environment
Topics:
Pollution Trading
Statement
Food & Water Watch Condemns COOL Capitulation by U.S. House
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Statement
Cardin Introduces FRESHER in Senate: A Step in the Right Direction
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Groups Urge New York State Government, Cornell University to Notify Public About Genetically Engineered Diamondback Moth Field Trial
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
280+ Groups Urge Congress to Reject Effort to Repeal COOL
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
California Falls Behind East Coast States in Protecting Residents from Fracking, Extreme Extraction
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Lawsuit Demands Accountability for Factory Farm Pollution on the Eastern Shore
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Gov. Hogan Quietly Passes Fracking Moratorium
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Canadian Risk Assessment Finds GMO Salmon Susceptible to Disease
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Factory Farms Continue to Dominate U.S. Livestock Industry
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Gov. Hogan's Multi-Year Fracking Moratorium for Maryland is Prudent
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Food & Water Watch and Water Defense Call For Halt to Irrigating Food Crops with Oil Field Wastewater in Nation’s Produce Basket
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Fracking
Press Release
Corporate Trade Agenda Attacks Americans' Right to Know
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Statement
What is USDA Hiding About Its Privatized Poultry Inspection System?
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Applauds Congressional Call to Release TPP Food Safety Provisions
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Over 300 Groups Urge Congress to Label GMOs
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Advocates for Public Health and Environment Chide Rep. Blumenauer for Trade Vote
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Global Trade
Press Release
WHO Findings on Glyphosate's Carcinogenicity Should Be Enough To Halt Colombia's Controversial U.S.-Backed Coca-Spraying Program
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Gov. Jerry Brown’s Tunnels Plan Remains Scheme to Subsidize Water for Big Agriculture
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Two Fracking Bills Defeated in Florida
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
One-Third of Baltimore Residents Can't Afford Ever-Increasing Water Rates
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Denounces USDA Approval of Apples from China
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Global Trade
Press Release
Fracking Legislation Moves in the Maryland Senate
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
President Obama’s Earth Day Climate Message Inconsistent With His Support for Fracking
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Same Old Fast Track Would Unravel Consumer Protections
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
Maryland Fracking Moratorium Headed to Governor Hogan's Desk
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Controversial Animal Drugs Backed by Corporate Science
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Groups Challenge Major USDA Change to Organic Rule
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Baltimore Water Shut-Offs Violate Human Right to Water
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Maryland Senate Passes Legislation to Stall Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Broad Alliance Critiques EPA’s Announcement on Bee-harming Pesticides, Urges Agency to Go Further to Protect Pollinators
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
End to Arsenic in Animal Drugs Long Overdue
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
California Gov. Brown’s drought mandate lets Big Ag & Big Oil off the hook
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Two-Year Fracking Moratorium Progresses in Maryland Legislature
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Obama’s Antibiotic Plan Fails to Address Overuse on Factory Farms
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
News Report Points to Chaos in Australian Meat Inspections
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Obama Admin. Releases Toothless Fracking Rules; Give-Away to Oil and Gas Industry
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Governor Brown and Drought Package Miss the Mark by Leaving Out Restrictions on Agriculture, Oil Industries
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Hundreds of National, State and Local Groups Urge Govs. Christie and Cuomo to Veto Port Ambrose LNG Plan
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
USGS Points to Big Ag as Cause of Eastern Shore Nutrient Pollution
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Western Maryland Business Owners Join Growing Call for Statewide Fracking Moratorium
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Without Affordability Plan, Proposed Water Rate Hikes a Bad Deal for Detroit Residents
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Over 4 Million People Press Obama to Protect Bees
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
McDonald’s Realizes Consumers Don’t Want Meat Raised With Antibiotics, But Voluntary Measures Aren’t Enough
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Maryland Legislators, Businesses and Health Professionals Call for Fracking Moratorium
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
USDA Records Reveal Staffing Shortages Undermining Food Safety
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
"Coloradans Against Fracking" Urges Statewide Ban on the Dangerous Gas and Oil Extraction Method
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
On Earth Day Pocan and Schakowsky Introduce Strongest Federal Fracking Ban in the U.S.
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Commends FTC Action to Block Sysco-US Foods Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Freedom of Information? Not Where Food Safety is Concerned
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Advocates Urge FTC to Reject Post-MOM Brands Cereal Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Two New Bills Will Bring Equity to Farmers and Bay Restoration Efforts
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
USDA Approves GMO Apples Despite Opposition from Apple Industry and Consumers
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Advocates Urge FDA to Halt Risky GMO Mosquito Release
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Seeks Overturn of Court Decision Allowing Implementation of New Poultry Inspection System
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
“Don’t Frack Denver” Calls on Mayor, Council to Protect Mile High City
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Ranchers, Consumers Applaud Dismissal of COOL Lawsuit
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Maryland Legislators Introduce Fracking Moratorium Bill
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Food and Water Protections Weakened Under President’s 2016 Budget
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Corporate Control of Water, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Farm Bureau Case Challenging EPA's Right to Share Factory Farm Data Dismissed
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Food & Water Watch Blasts Approval of Biggest Supermarket Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Rigorous Economic Study Demonstrates COOL Labels Have Not Harmed Trade Partner
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Obama's New Infrastructure Plan Would Worsen Our Water System Woes
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Brazilian Buyout of Chiquita Brands is Completely Bananas
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Global Trade
Press Release
USDA Says “Yes” to Pesticide Drift, Approves Dicamba-Tolerant Crops 
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Obama Administration's Plan to Regulate Methane Offers Yet Another False Solution
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Citing Growing Science, a Broad Coalition of 61 Health, Environment, Faith and Advocacy Groups Unite to Call on the State Legislature to Pass a Long-Term Moratorium on Fracking in Maryland
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Rep. Jenne Introduces Fracking Ban Bill in Florida House
Press Release
114th Congress Could Be Worst Ever for the Environment
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Public Health and Advocacy Organizations Urge Legislature to Keep Fracking Out of Maryland
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Gov. Cuomo’s Decision to Prohibit Fracking in New York Makes Him a National Leader
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
EPA, USDA, and the White House Team Up to Promote Bad Nutrient Trading Program in VA
Topics:
Pollution Trading
Press Release
Governor O’Malley Opens Maryland to Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
GM Crops: Science Is About Questions, not “Consensus”
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Governor O'Malley Caves to Oil and Gas Interests, Opens up Maryland to Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
FSIS Officials Supported Immigration Reform for Chinese Poultry in 2006
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Newly Released Documents Reveal Collusion Between FDA and Pfizer on Arsenic-Based Animal Feed
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Nanotechnology in Food: Critical EU Vote 24 November
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Lawsuit Filed Against Governor Kasich and ODNR Over Radioactive Fracking Waste
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Advocates Urge Congressional Appropriations Leaders to Protect Child Nutrition Programs from Chinese Poultry Imports
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Global Trade
Press Release
Documents Reveal AquaBounty’s Irresponsible Management Prior to Fines for Environmental Violations on GE Salmon
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
McDonald's Rejects GMO Potatoes, Other Fast Food Chains Should Follow Suit
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
EU GM Crop Bans: Commission and Council Must Heed Parliament
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Report Casts Serious Doubts on Federal Investigation Into BP Atlantis Facility
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Building on Regional Trend, Reading, Pa. Passes Anti-Privatization Measure
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
GM Salmon Company Fined Heavily for Repeated Violations in Panama
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
AquaBounty Fined for Repeated Environmental Violations on Genetically Engineered Salmon
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Privatized Food Inspection Raises More Safety Concerns
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
World Trade Organization Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
United Nations Officials Visit Detroit to Investigate Violations Human Right to Safe Drinking Water
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Global Movement to Ban Fracking Urges Ban Ki-moon to Reject Controversial Process
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
After Six Years of Inaction, Consumer Organizations Urge Feds to Implement Catfish Inspection Program
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Don’t Play Geopolitics with Shale Gas
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Exelon-Pepco Merger Would Increase Energy Giant’s Unchecked Political Buying Power
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Urges USDA to Protect U.S. Consumers from Australian Meat, Re-Evaluate Equivalency of Meat Inspection System
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Denounces Decision to Uphold Detroit Water Shutoffs
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Statement
FERC’s Approval of Dominion Cove Point Sacrifices Communities and Public Health
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Groups Vow to Appeal Ruling on Longmont Fracking Ban
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Food & Water Watch to SEC and FDA: Stop AquaBounty’s Campaign of Misinformation on GMO Salmon
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
President Obama’s Address at Climate Summit Promises More of the Same
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Approval of 2,4-D Tolerant Crops Speeds up Agrichemical Treadmill
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
To Address Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance, We Must Curb Overuse in Industrial Agriculture
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
BP Atlantis: Newly Released Documents Raise Safety Concerns
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Fracking Equals Climate Change
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
San Francisco and Berkeley Take a Stand to Protect Antibiotics
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Senate Chooses Corporate Interests Over People
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Sues USDA to Stop the New Poultry Inspection System
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Celebrities Call for Action to Stop Abuse of Antibiotics on Factory Farms
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
The Senate Has a Chance to Even the Political Playing Field for Citizens by Supporting the Udall Amendment
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Statement
Federal Approval of Tyson-Hillshire Merger Harms Consumers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Pushing Forward in BP Atlantis Case
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Following Prolonged Water Shut-Offs, Food & Water Watch and Allies Urge Obama Administration to Declare Public Health Emergency in Detroit
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Longtime Food & Water Watch Senior Representative Brother Dave Andrews Retires
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Again Raises Questions with USDA Regarding Australian Meat Imports
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Amplifies Pressure on the Federal Government to Ban Fracking on Federal Lands
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Jersey Groups Denounce Frack Waste Ban Veto
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Secret Deal to Pull Ballot Measures Won't Protect Colorado from Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Congressional Representatives and 157,975 Concerned Americans Demand that President Obama and the Department of Health and Human Services Intervene in Detroit Water Crisis
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
U.S. Court of Appeals Decision on COOL a Victory for Consumers and Farmers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Meat Plant Previously Passing USDA Audits Now Implicated in Chinese Food Safety Scandal
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
More Than 80 Farm, Consumer, Rural and Faith-Based Organizations Call on Justice Department to Extend Review of Proposed Tyson-Hillshire Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
52 Organizations and Calvert County Residents to Governor O’Malley: Safety Assessment for Cove Point LNG Export Facility Needed
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
In Last Ditch Effort to Stop Filthy Chicken Rule, Consumer Group Representatives Meet with the Office of Management and Budget
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Detroit Suspends Water Shutoffs
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
On Eve of Cove Point Rally, O’Malley Administration Moves Forward on Fracking in State
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Fracking
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Exposes FSIS Mismanagement
Press Release
USDA Moves Forward with Flawed Privatized Inspection Rule In Poultry Slaughter
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Advocates to Sec. Kerry: Don’t Jeopardize Successful Food Security Program in El Salvador
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
EPA Drops the Ball on 2,4-D for GMO Crops
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Groups Pressure United Nations to Restore Water Service in Detroit
By Kate Fried
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
National Organic Standards Board Threatened by USDA Maneuvering
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Petitions USDA to Stop Allowing Imports of Beef Produced Under Privatized Inspection
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Consumer Group Files SEC Complaint About GE Salmon Company's Misrepresentations
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
EPA's Carbon Rule Falls Short of Real Emissions Reduction
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Pollution Trading
Press Release
Communities Speak Out Against Antibiotic Abuse on Factory Farms
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Food & Water Watch Decries Flour Milling Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
FDA’s Latest Report on Imported Pet Treats from China Shows Weakness of our Trade Policies
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
German Environment Ministers Institute De Facto Moratorium on Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
FDA Decision to Expand Food Irradiation Masks Weak Import Inspections
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Statement
Taking a Stand Against the Corporate Water Grab in Portland, Oregon
By Julia DeGraw, Alley Blom
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Consumer Group Calls on Federal Trade Commission to Block Albertsons-Safeway Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
For Food Safety’s Sake, Setting the Record Straight on Inspector Shortages
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Cleveland Leads the Way, Passes Resolution Against Antibiotic Misuse on Factory Farms
By Alison Auciello
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Ads Target President Obama and Secretary Vilsack on Filthy Chicken Rule
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
USDA’s New Food Safety Measure Ruffles Advocates’ Feathers
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Food & Water Watch Calls for Investigation Into Import Inspection Program at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Angelenos Celebrate City Council Vote to Write Fracking Moratorium
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Antitrust Experts, Consumer Group Dismiss Flour Milling Merger Divestiture Proposal as Inadequate
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Congressional Leaders, Poultry Workers Outraged at Harmful USDA Proposal, Urge the Administration to Take Action
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
California Farmers Band Together to Fight Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
22,000 Americans Tell FDA to Protect Consumers From Risky Pet Treats from China
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Exposes USDA Inspection Staffing Shortages
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Humorous New Video Tells the Real Story Behind Most Chicken Produced in the U.S.
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
It's the Poultry Industry's Turn to Pay Its Fair Share
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Congressional Push for Fast Track Authority Threatens Basic Consumer Rights, Food Safety, Local Sovereignty
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Slams Sysco-US Foods Merger
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Organizations Denounce Nestlé's New Human Rghts Impact Assessment as a Public Relations Stunt
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Organizations Denounce Nestlé's New Human Rights Impact Assessment as a Public Relations Stunt
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
FDA Rule on Triclosan Promising, But Does Not Go Far Enough to Protect Consumers
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Yet Again, Chinese Chicken Proves Unfit, But USDA Remains Committed to Its Importation
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Dallas Fracking Ordinance a Huge Step Forward in Oil Country
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
USDA Bans Food & Water Watch from Building for Two CFC Events
Topics:
Broken Democracy
Press Release
Choice at the Supermarket is a Mirage, New Analysis Finds
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Missing Permits Raise Stakes for Escape of AquaBounty’s Genetically Engineered Salmon
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, GMOs
Press Release
100,000 Americans tell McDonald's to Pass on Biotech Fries
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Celebrities Ask President Obama & Government Officials "What the Frack?"
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Celebrities Ask Governor Hickenlooper, "What the Frack?"
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Celebrities Ask Governor Brown, "What the Frack?"
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Fort Worth City Council Votes to Keep Water Utility Public
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
European Union Officially Rejects Australian Privatized Meat Inspection System
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Against the Odds, Three Colorado Communities Protect Themselves from Fracking (Updated)
Statement
USDA Relaxes Regulations for Beef Imports from Countries With History of Mad Cow Cases
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Statement
Foster Farms’ Remarkable Recovery
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Non-Native Strains of Genetically Modified Insects Risk Spread of Pesticide Resistance
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
Americans Against Fracking Commends Maryland Legislators for Introducing Statewide Fracking Ban
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Outsourcing Our Meat to China
Topics:
Global Trade
Press Release
National Groups Join Illinois Consumers to Rally For GMO Labels at Senate Hearing
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
U.S. Department of Agriculture Guts National Organic Law; Circumvents Public Process
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Deregulated Foreign Meat Inspection Leaves U.S. Consumers Unprotected, USDA Records Reveal
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Gillibrand’s Bill Would Make Meat and Poultry Safer for Consumers
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Citizens Move to Intervene in Farm Bureau Case that Seeks to Keep Polluting Factory Farm Data Secret
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Justification for Privatized Poultry Inspection Flawed, GAO Study Reveals
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Next Labor Day, You Could be Serving Chicken from China at Your Holiday Picnic
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Ojai takes Major Step Towards Reclaiming Public Control of Water System
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Nearly 650,000 Comments Call on Obama Administration to Ban Fracking on Public Lands
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
Californians Against Fracking Applauds Marin Supervisors' Resolution Against Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Fracking-Harmed Residents Demand Reopening of EPA Poisoned Water Investigations
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Local and National Groups Defend Clean Water Act against Agricultural Pollution
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Imported Chilean Chicken Contaminated with Dioxin Reveals Threat of Increased Imports
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Statement
FDA Decision to Set Stricter Limits on Apple Juice a Victory for Consumers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Superweeds and Herbicide Use On the Rise
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Not Lovin’ It: Consumer Group Asks McDonald’s to Pass on Biotech Fries
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Statement
What Little Difference a Year Makes: Senate-Passed Farm Bill Nibbles Around Edges of Broken Food System
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Coalition of Farm, Consumer and Rural Organizations Urge Rejection of Smithfield Takeover
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Birth of a Cross-Border Bacon Behemoth with Chinese Company's Purchase of Smithfield
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
USDA COOL Rule Stands up for U.S. Consumers and Producers
Press Release
Electric Utilities Top List of U.S. Toxic Water Polluters 
Press Release
USDA Inspector General Reveals Food Safety Breakdowns At Hog Plants Using Privatized Inspection Model
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Biotech Ambassadors: Diplomacy or Marketing?
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
USDA’s Proposed Country of Origin Labeling Rule Will Benefit Consumers
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
GE Salmon Falls Short on Growth Promise; FDA Falls Short on Sound Science
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Three Fracking Moratorium Bills Win Key Vote in California Legislature
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Nearly 1.5 Million Objections to Genetically Engineered Salmon Filed with FDA
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Dartmouth College Wins First Ever Tap-a-Palooza Contest
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
National Organic Standards Board Decision a Victory for Organics, Preservation of Antibiotics
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
More than 35,000 Consumers and Farmers Urge USDA to Protect Country-of-Origin Labels
Press Release
Consumers Unions, Food & Water Watch, The Center for Food Safety Urge National Organic Standards Board to Discontinue Use of Apple, Pear Production
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
From Saccharin to GE Seed, Report Profiles Monsanto’s History Peddling Chemicals for Food, Agriculture, War
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Baltimore City Council Passes Fracking Wastewater Bill
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Survey: Organic Farmers Pay the Price for GMO Contamination
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
FSIS Announces Major Cut in Import Inspections Four Years After It Took Effect
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Voluntary Recalls of Pet Food From China Are Not Enough to Protect Nation’s Pets
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Despite Food Safety Problems, Australia’s Privatized Meat Inspection Deemed “Equivalent” to U.S. by USDA
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Statement
FDA Moves towards Approval of First Genetically Engineered Food Animal Despite Strong Opposition and Questionable Research
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Groups Stand Up for Clean Water Act in West Virginia Factory Farm Suit
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Americans Against Fracking Calls for a Ban on Fracking in the United States
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Fracking
Press Release
Who’s Your Nanny? Voluntary Regulations Not Enough to Reign In Rampant Junk Food Marketing Aimed at Children
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Cincinnati Takes a Stand for Genetically Engineered Food Labeling
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
Corporate Millions, Deceptive Ads Only Narrowly Shut Down Prop 37
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Longmont Makes History as First Colorado City to Ban Fracking
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Eastern Shore Farms Could Earn More With Fruits and Vegetables
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Farmers Pay the Price for Consolidation in Organic Food Industry
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Rural Communities Pay Price for Consolidation, Globalization in California's Processed Fruit & Vegetable Sector
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Consolidation of Hog Industry Drains Iowa’s Rural Economies
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Rising Concentration in Milk Processing, Dairy Industry Undermines New York’s Rural Economies
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
The Word from Pennsylvania: Fracking Isn't Worth It
By Seth Gladstone
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Groups Say Perdue Hiding Behind Farmers as Court Case Begins
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Advocacy Groups Challenge National Water Pollution Trading Model
Topics:
Pollution Trading
Press Release
Superbugs on the Factory Farm
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Where’s the Recall? Tainted Canadian Beef Presently In the U.S.; Deregulation Plans Underway Would Bring More
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Over 150 Organizations to Call for Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing Through the Global Frackdown
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Consumers Ask FDA Commissioner to Do More to Protect Pets From Questionable Chinese Dog Treats
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Rastetter Tried to Use Taxpayer Funding for Tanzanian Land Grab
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Johnson and Johnson’s Plans Phase out of Triclosan Commendable, But Federal Government Should Act to Ban Chemical from All Consumer Products 
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Cultivating Influence: The 2008 Farm Bill Lobbying Frenzy
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
EPA Move to Withdraw Plans to Monitor CAFO's a "Dereliction of Duty"
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Ocean-Farmed Fish, Brought to You by Monsanto and Cargill
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety, GMOs
Press Release
Emails Show Maryland Governor Henpecked by Perdue on Agriculture Issues
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Public Research, Private Gain: Corporate Influence Over University Agricultural Research
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, GMOs
Press Release
Groups Call on Governor to Protect Floridians and Block Release of Unregulated, Risky GE Mosquitoes
Topics:
GMOs
Statement
Consumers Deserve Better Than Dirty Chicken
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Oxitec’s Flawed Science Underpins Rush to Commercialize GE Mosquitos
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
President Obama Finally Stands Up for U.S. Farmers and Consumers: U.S. Appeals WTO Decision on COOL
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Global Trade
Statement
GE Bug Makes Floridians Part of Oxitec’s Grand Experiment
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Privatized Meat Inspection Experiment Jeopardizes Food Safety
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Obama Administration Caves to Poultry Industry By Proceeding With Privatized Inspection
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Why Walmart Can’t Fix the Food System
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
Consumer Groups Petition FDA to Ban GE Salmon as an Unsafe Food Additive
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, GMOs
Press Release
Consumer Group Opposes USDA's Privatization of Poultry Inspection
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Statement
DRBC Vote Cancellation Huge Victory
Topics:
Fracking
Statement
WTO Decision on COOL Attacks Consumers’ Right to Know
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Statement
Obama Administration Caves to Industry Pressure and Fails Independent Livestock Producers with Watered-Down GIPSA Rule
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Announces New Legal Advocacy Project
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Fracking
Press Release
Do Farm Subsidies Cause Obesity?
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food
Statement
Cargill Recall Stark Reminder of Importance of Food Safety in Week of Debt Drama that Slashed Government Spending
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Detroit City Council First in Michigan to Support a Ban of Dangerous Gas Drilling Technique
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Testing Finds Arsenic in Apple Juice
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
New Jersey State Legislature First in U.S. to Ban Dangerous Gas Drilling Technique (Fracking)
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
New Report Reveals Lack of Regulatory Structure Behind Research and Development of Genetically Engineered Animals at USDA
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, GMOs
Press Release
Victory in Italian Referendum an Inspiration for Water Justice Movements
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Potentially Unsafe Food Entering U.S. from China
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Meatpacker, Poultry Industry PAC Money Fuels Appropriations Attack on Consumers, Producers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Consumer Group Calls for Congressional Oversight to Address Nuclear Radiation in U.S. Food Supply
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
FDA Should Issue Import Alert for All Japanese Food Imports; Food and Water Protections Must Remain Priority in Washington
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Global Trade
Press Release
Privatized Meat Inspection: An Import U.S. Consumers Can’t Afford
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Fighting Fracking in the Delaware River Basin
By Rich Bindell
Topics:
Fracking
Press Release
Congress Unites Against FDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon
Topics:
Broken Democracy, GMOs
Press Release
Movement to Ban Arsenic in Chicken Feed Bolstered by New Bills in Maryland State Legislature
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
New USDA Policy Will Expand Chinese Poultry Imports
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
USDA Records Reveal Political Pressure to Allow Chinese Chicken Imports
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Factory Farm Nation: Map Charts Unprecedented Growth in Factory Farming
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Biotechnology Industry Spends Over Half a Billion Pushing Controversial Projects like Genetically Engineered (GE) Food Animals
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Troubling Emails Reveal Federal Scientists Fear FDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
New Report Refutes Industry Argument that Genetically Modified Salmon will Feed Hungry World Populations
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
Consumer Groups and Public Protest FDA Plan to Approve First Genetically Engineered Food Animal
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Genetically Modified Salmon Jeopardize Environment, May Endanger Consumer Health
Topics:
GMOs
Press Release
E. coli Traceability and Eradication Act: Good News For Consumers
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
UN General Assembly Votes to Recognize the Human Right to Water and Sanitation
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Trenton Residents Drown Risky Water Deal
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Contract Poultry Growers Demand Federal Action to Restore Fair Markets
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Food
Press Release
While the U.S. Debates the Marketing of Dairy Drug, Kenya Acts to Ban It
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
GAO Report Critical of FDA Food Irradiation Policies; Calls for Increased Transparency on Controversial Technology
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Groups Applaud American Public Health Association for Opposition to Hormone Use in Beef and Dairy Production
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Are we moving from Nanotechnology to Nanotoxicity?
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Crystal Geyser Plans to Retreat from Oxford, Wisconsin a Victory for Local and National Activists
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Conditions Met– Congress Approves Chinese Chicken Imports
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety, Global Trade
Press Release
Activists Celebrate Nestle Withdrawal From McCloud, California
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Popular Pesticide Triclosan Found to Carry Numerous Health and Environmental Risks
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Statement
Michigan Citizens Score Victory in Bottled Water Battle Against Nestlé
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Despite Rising Consumer Demand for Healthy Meat Products, Small Slaughterhouses Continue to Decline
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Trenton Water Sale Reversal a Victory for Local Consumers
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Food & Water Watch Supports California Legislation Banning Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Ocean Desalination No Solution to Water Shortages
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment, Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Groups Criticize USDA Board Recommendation to Label Fish Farmed in Open Waters "Organic"
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Wells, Maine Votes Down Corporate Water
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Dairy Product with Unsafe Melamine Levels Found on U.S. Shelves, FDA Has Yet to Issue Recall
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Local Activists, Our Santa Fe River and Food & Water Watch Halt Attempt to Privatize Gilchrist County Water as County Commission Denies “Special Use” Permit for New Water Extraction Facility
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
Eli Lilly Buys Troubled Monsanto Dairy Product
Topics:
Corporate Control of Food, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Activists in McCloud Celebrate Withdrawal of Nestle Water Bottling Contract
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Statement
Congress Must Give USDA Authority to Shut Down Problem Meat Plants
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Fiji Water: Bottling the Myth of Sustainability
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water
Press Release
FDA Approves Irradiation Despite Uncertainties About Consumer Safety
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Carbon Monoxide Meat Threatens Consumer Safety
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Victory for Protecting Our Oceans From Desalination
Topics:
Climate Change & Environment
Press Release
Meat Inspection Victory for Consumers and Farmers
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Press Release
Starbucks Agrees to Hold the Hormones For Good
Topics:
Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
FDA Considers Mislabeling Irradiated Food
Topics:
Broken Democracy, Factory Farming & Food Safety
Statement
Victory for Public Water - Stockton, CA
Topics:
Corporate Control of Water