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Feb 20, 2020 · Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit organization that campaigns for safe food, clean water, and a livable climate. Learn about their work, news, and how to get involved in their campaigns.
Historic Court Decision in Fluoridation Toxicity Case Orders EPA to …
Sep 25, 2024 · A California court ruled that the EPA must strengthen fluoride regulation in drinking water based on scientific evidence of health risks. The case was brought by Food & Water Watch and others after the EPA denied a petition to ban or limit fluoridation.
Factory Farms Are Ruining Rural America’s Economy
Oct 9, 2024 · Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared on the website of Food & Water Action (our affiliated organization) at an earlier date. Just a few decades ago, it was common for smaller, family-scale farms to raise a variety of crops and animals. But America’s rural landscape has become unrecognizable, as many family-scale farms have been replaced by factory operations.
Court Confirms: EPA Must Strengthen Fluoride Regulations
Sep 26, 2024 · A federal court ruled that the EPA must revise its regulations on fluoride in drinking water, following a lawsuit by Food & Water Watch and allies. The lawsuit cited scientific evidence that fluoride at high levels has harmful neurotoxic effects on children.
Water Privatization: Facts and Figures - Food & Water Watch
Aug 2, 2015 · Investor–owned utilities typically charge 59% more for water service than local government utilities. Food & Water Watch compiled the water rates of the 500 largest community water systems in the country. We found that private, for-profit companies charged households an average of $501 a year for 60,000 gallons of water.
A fact sheet that lists the seed companies owned by Monsanto and its subsidiaries, as well as the authorized dealers of Seminis products. The fact sheet also provides background information on the seed industry concentration and the role of genetic engineering in agriculture.
What a Mars-Kellanova Merger Would Mean for Food Prices
Oct 10, 2024 · Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared on the website of Food & Water Action (our affiliated organization) at an earlier date. A trip to the grocery store may feel like an exercise in choices and diversity, but all those choices and brands hide a bleak truth — a small number of massive corporations control what we can …
How Project 2025 Puts People and Our Planet in Peril - Food
Jul 24, 2024 · Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared on the website of Food & Water Action (our affiliated organization) at an earlier date. Amidst a perpetually churning news cycle, you may have seen a chilling phrase break through the din: “Project 2025.” It looms like a bogeyman in everything from TikTok comments to headlines in major news outlets.
This Year’s 10 Biggest Fights for Food, Water, and Climate
Jan 10, 2024 · Food 1. Seizing the Opportunity for a Fair Farm Bill. As part of last year’s budget negotiations, lawmakers punted the deadline for the 2023 Farm Bill to September 2024. This gives us more time to advocate for change in our country’s most important piece of …
Gloucester Council Votes to Sell Sewer to Highest Bidder
Jul 11, 2024 · GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Gloucester Township Council voted July 8 to accept a bid of $143 million to sell its sewer system even though the deal calls for spending millions of dollars on unnecessary capital work that will drive sewer bills up for no reason.