Food & Water Watch
Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food. We challenge the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Friday, September 15, 2017 Food & Water Watch Warns: Flint Water Crisis Not Over, No Amount of Lead Is Safe “While the Virginia Tech College of Engineering’s finding of decreased lead levels in the water in Flint, Michigan seems encouraging, it does not mean the water crisis is over. Flint water still contains ‘an average lead reading...of 8.3 parts per billion’ and we know that any level of lead is not... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, September 14, 2017 As Nation Begins Recovery from Climate-Fueled Disasters, 300+ Groups Endorse Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s Off Fossil Fuels Act With the nation reeling from devastation brought by hurricanes and wildfires worsened by fossil fuel-driven climate change, more than 300 national, state and local groups are calling for the passage of the Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act (OFF Act), HR 3671. The bill, introduced recently by... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, September 11, 2017 Food & Water Watch Opposes National Chicken Council Petition To Increase Poultry Slaughter Line Speeds National advocacy group Food & Water Watch said today it opposes the petition filed on September 1, 2017 by the National Chicken Council with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to lift the line speed cap for poultry slaughter facilities that was set in the 2014 regulation... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, September 08, 2017 Climate Change Unleashes Fire and Fury on U.S. Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch “Weeks ago, Trump spoke of fire and fury regarding North Korea. But this supercharged hurricane and fire season is unleashing its own fire and fury on the U.S., while Trump remains impervious to the facts of fossil fuels’... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, September 08, 2017 Banning Fracking in the Delaware River Basin News reports indicate that the Delaware River Basin Commission will formally propose a ban on fracking. The following statement is from Sam Bernhardt, Senior Pennsylvania Organizer at Food & Water Watch: “After years of campaigning, grassroots activists are on the verge of winning an incredible... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, September 07, 2017 Rep. Gabbard’s Off Fossil Fuels Act Responds to Acute Climate Crisis Amid unfolding climate-related disasters – including catastrophic hurricanes and wildfires – Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) introduced on Friday the Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act (OFF Act). Among other things, this legislation would require: 100% clean, renewable energy-sourced... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Dozens of Marylanders and Elected Officials Gather For Introduction of Urgent 100% Renewable Energy State Bill On Thursday, August 24th, at noon Marylanders will meet in Baltimore’s Federal Hill Park to call for 100% renewable energy by 2035. Delegate Shane Robinson will announce plans to introduce legislation that will move Maryland to 100% clean energy by 2035 by replacing problematic state renewable... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, August 04, 2017 FERC is an Industry Rubber Stamp, in Desperate Need of Reform and Accountability to Communities it Harms On Thursday evening the Senate confirmed two Republican nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), essentially restoring a quorum to the agency and enabling it to resume the process of approving new interstate energy infrastructure projects. In response, Food & Water Watch... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, August 02, 2017 UK Court Injunction Won’t Stop Anti-Fracking Movement On July 31, petrochemical giant Ineos Corporation won a High Court injunction intended to stifle protest against the company’s plans to frack sites in the UK. In response, Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Europe Executive Director Wenonah Hauter issued the following statement: “The... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, July 31, 2017 U.S. Congress Must Act on Climate, Not Incentivize Dirty Energy “Two recent studies indicate that the Earth is warming faster than previously thought—and that global temperatures will rise more than 2 degrees Celsius by 2100. But instead of acting to protect our planet and move America off fossil fuels, Congress could attempt to pass Mitch McConnell’s dirty... Read more |