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At Food & Water Watch, we are deeply committed to the facts -- and results. Our research has impact, and our organizers and activists use it to push for meaningful and lasting change.
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    The Final Monsanto Merger?

    08.25.17

    Bayer CropScience is trying to buy the U.S. seed and agrichemical giant Monsanto; this latest seed mega-merger will further consolidate corporate power over our food system. 

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Food
  • Fact

    Trump Proposes Lowest EPA Budget in 40 Years

    06.19.17

    The Trump administration wants a 31 percent budget cut for the EPA, which would be their lowest budget in over 40 years. 

    Topics: 
    Climate Change & Environment
    The EPA budget has not been below $6 billion since 1976
  • Fact

    States Policies Are Creating Renewable Energy—Now We Need More

    06.12.17

    The growth in renewable electricity generation is due to policy decisions like Renewable Portfolio Standards. But there is still room for improvement. 

    Topics: 
    Climate Change & Environment
    solar power
  • Fact

    How Many People Can't Afford Their Water Bills? Too Many.

    03.21.17

    Unless we do something soon, more than a third of U.S. households might be unable to afford their water bills.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
    Too many people can't afford their water bills
  • Fact

    Trump, Here's a Better Use for $25 Billion

    02.21.17

    For the cost of Trump’s proposed wall, we could help keep kids across the country from getting lead poisoning from their drinking water.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
    Instead of spending $25 billion on Trump's wall, we could replace 5 of 6 lead service lines bringing water to US homes
  • Fact

    Energy Dept. Nominee Rick Perry: Fossil Fuel's $14 Million Man

    01.19.17

    Rick Perry’s conflict-of-interest oil & gas contributions make him a biased and unqualified candidate to run the Department of Energy.

    Topics: 
    Broken Democracy
    Climate Change & Environment
    Image: Rick Perry has taken almost $14 million from the fossil fuel industry
  • Fact

    Who Owns the Hazardous Colonial Gas Pipeline?

    11.1.16

    You guessed it: the Koch Brothers. 

    Topics: 
    Fracking
    Colonial Pipeline
  • Fact

    Industry Trumps Science in EPA Assessment of Glyphosate

    10.5.16

    The long-awaited EPA assessment of glyphosate is based on many studies paid for by the biotech industry.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Food
    GMOs
  • Fact

    How Much of Our Produce Might Be Irrigated with Oil Wastewater?

    07.20.16

    In the nation’s produce basket, some water districts are selling oilfield wastewater to farmers, putting a huge portion of our fruits and vegetables at risk of contamination.

    Topics: 
    Climate Change & Environment
    Factory Farming & Food Safety
    Wastewater crops graphs
  • Fact

    Despite Industry Claims, GMO Labels Won't Cost More

    04.11.16

    Big Food companies claim GMO labeling would drastically increase food costs for American families. But independent studies show otherwise. 

    Topics: 
    GMOs
  • Fact

    64 Countries Label GMOs. Guess Which One Doesn’t?

    02.29.16

    Over 60 countries—including all countries in Europe—require GMO labeling. Why has the US fallen behind?

    Topics: 
    Broken Democracy
    Corporate Control of Food
    GMOs
    Family shopping in a supermarket
  • Fact

    Privatized Water Costs More Than Public Water

    02.16.16

    Private water utilities charge families 59% more on their water bills than public utilities, on average. In some areas, it’s even worse.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
    Privately owned water utility service costs 59% more than public water service
  • Fact

    70 Percent of U.S. Beer is Controlled By Two Companies That Want to Merge

    01.8.16

    The hyper-consolidated U.S. beer market is about to leave us with even less choice, as AB InBev (aka Anheuser-Busch) and SABMiller want to merge.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Food
  • Fact

    We Need to Transition to 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2035

    12.8.15

    The transition to clean energy by 2035 isn't just possible -- it's neccesary.

    Topics: 
    Climate Change & Environment
    Fracking
    Solar Panels
  • Fact

    Fracking Threatens Millions of Acres of Public Lands

    09.11.15

    Over 200 million acres of U.S. public lands could potentially be fracked, threatening our air, water, climate, nearby communities and wildlife.

    Topics: 
    Fracking
    Public Lands Map Oct 2015
  • Fact

    Factory Farms are a Load of Crap

    05.20.15

    Did you know that every single day, factory farms produce enough waste to fill the entire Empire State Building?

    Topics: 
    Factory Farming & Food Safety
    Factory Farms Make Me Sick Web Image
  • Fact

    Bottled Water: Actually Tap Water?

    09.8.14

    More than half of all bottled water is actually tap water – but thousands of times more expensive than drinking from the tap.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
  • Fact

    How the Fracking Industry Undermines Labor

    08.28.14

    The fracking workplace is dangerous and toxic -- and workers risking their safety are rarely compensated for any health problems they experience.

    Topics: 
    Fracking
  • Fact

    Television Networks are Paid to Run Pro-Fracking Ads

    09.1.12

    $153 million: the amount the American Petroleum Industry spent on ads in 2012 promoting fossil fuels and dismissing clean energy.

    Topics: 
    Climate Change & Environment
    Fracking
  • Fact

    Was Your Seafood Inspected?

    11.10.09

    The United States inspects less than two percent of imported seafood for dangerous illegal ingredients. 

    Topics: 
    Factory Farming & Food Safety
    Global Trade

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