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With our hard-working supporters and allies, we earn big wins for safe, affordable food and clean water. From fracking bans to keeping arsenic out of chicken feed, we win battles to protect our communities and our environment.
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    People in Carson, California Fight Big Oil - And Win

    02.6.15

    Alex Nagy, our Southern California Organizer, recounts how a small town fought against fracking and came out on top.

    Topics: 
    Broken Democracy
    Fracking
  • Victory

    Albuquerque and Santa Fe Stand Up for Public Health

    10.15.14

    In 2014, New Mexico’s two largest cities were the first in the state to urge Congress to protect antibiotics for people, not factory farms.

    Topics: 
    Factory Farming & Food Safety
  • Victory

    Citizens Won: Greece’s Water Will Remain in Public Hands

    09.2.14

    A turnaround victory in Greece highlights the importance of grassroots mobilisation against water privitization measures. 

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
  • Victory

    Santa Cruz County First to Ban Fracking in California

    05.20.14

    On May 20, 2014, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to prohibit fracking and oil and gas development in Santa Cruz County.

    Topics: 
    Fracking
  • Victory

    Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont Fight for GMO Labeling

    05.9.14

    Three states have successfully passed legislation requiring labels for GMO foods. We won’t stop fighting until people in every state can know what’s in their food!

    Topics: 
    GMOs
    We have a right to know if we're buying GMOs
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    Concord, Massachusetts First to Ban the Bottle

    09.6.13

    Massachusetts Attorney General approves the first U.S. ban of bottled water sales in Concord, Mass.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
  • Victory

    Victory: FDA Tackles Arsenic in Apple Juice

    07.12.13

    Obvious health risks in apple juice are finally being addressed. 

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Food
  • Victory

    Florida Defeats Aqua America

    02.21.13

    FLOW Florida is an example of a successful statewide effort against corporate control of water.

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
  • Victory

    Victory! Human Right to Water Affirmed in California

    09.26.12

    Californians led the first truly citizen-driven effort in the U.S. to affirm the basic human rights to water and sanitation. 

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
  • Victory

    Victory! Concord, MA Bans the Bottle

    09.5.12

    On September 5, 2012, the town of Concord, MA became the first town in the United States to ban the sale of plain, single-use bottled water.

     

    Topics: 
    Corporate Control of Water
    Pollution Trading
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