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1 month ago | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Mia DiFelice |Ben Murray
By 2028, U.S. AI may use as much electricity as 28 million households, with serious consequences for our water and climate.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Mia DiFelice
With an impending Trump presidency, we know 2025 will be a difficult year for our food, water, and climate — but we’re prepared to defend the strides we’ve made. Even better, we know we have built power at the state and local levels and have more victories in sight. We’re off to a great start. At the very end of last year, we won a huge victory in New York state that will have ripple effects across the country.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Mia DiFelice |Rebecca Wolf
Just weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris promised to tackle price gouging, a Kroger executive admitted in court that the company had done just that. The Senior Director of Pricing at Kroger testified in a federal lawsuit that the company raised prices for some products higher than inflation. The testimony was part of a hearing in the suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which seeks to block a $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and fellow grocery giant, Albertsons.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Mia DiFelice
When it comes to the fight to defend our food, water, and climate, news media may be one of the most important tools we have. It’s a powerful conduit for lifting up grassroots voices, holding those in power accountable, and sharing information with the public that might otherwise stay hidden. But how exactly can we, as activists, leverage this tool effectively? Food & Water Watch sat down with two experts to explain.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Mia DiFelice
Since 2005, Food & Water Watch has given its all to protect our food, water, and climate. We mobilize people and build political power to move bold, uncompromised solutions for protecting our shared resources. In doing so, we work toward a future where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water, and a livable climate. As we see daily, young activists and organizers play an important role in creating change.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Mia DiFelice
“What if you could save the climate while continuing to pollute it?” If that sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is. But corporations across the globe are increasingly trying to answer this question with the same shady financial tool: carbon offsets. Carbon offsets promise polluters that they can cancel out their emissions by funding projects that reduce or store emissions elsewhere. Let’s say a company emits 100 tons of carbon dioxide.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
laprogressive.com | Mia DiFelice
We all want clean water, safe, affordable food, a healthy environment, and a bright future we can share with future generations. But Project 2025 threatens all of these. 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. And it refers to a 900-page wishlist and roadmap for a potential conservative president’s first months in office.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Mia DiFelice
This summer, historic heat waves have hit every part of the United States. About 140 million people nationwide were under heat alert on July 13, and July 21 marked the hottest day on planet Earth ever recorded. This devastating heat poses a massive threat to our health, food, and water — and it will only get worse as climate change intensifies. As we all sweat through this summer, we urgently need policies that protect us from extreme heat and tackle climate change at the root.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
commondreams.org | Mia DiFelice
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. And it refers to a 900-page wishlist and roadmap for a potential conservative president’s first months in office.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
foodandwaterwatch.org | Mia DiFelice
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. And it refers to a 900-page wishlist and roadmap for a potential conservative president’s first months in office.
