Food and Water Watch

What We Do We unite individuals nationwide to safeguard our food, water, and climate by building political strength. Our efforts span local, state, and federal levels, tackling challenges that others shy away from. Whether it's banning fracking, closing down factory farms, or ensuring access to clean water for communities across the country, we've consistently stood against greedy corporations and irresponsible government actions, achieving victory time and again. We advocate — and succeed — in courts, in Congress, and on the ground in every state. While corporations may hold the financial resources, we believe that real change comes from the power of the people. That’s how we achieve our wins.

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Message to Trump: Hands Off our Food, Water, and Freedoms!

1 week ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

In January, Donald Trump returned to the White House, Elon Musk at his side, with a clear agenda: break the government, loot it, and privatize it. But the people recognize this blatant abuse of our democracy. April 5 marked the largest single day of action against the corruption unfolding in Washington under the Musk-Trump Administration. Protests drew millions of people across the country, and Food & Water Watch joined more than 20 from Oakland, CA to Princeton, NJ.
Food & Water Watch Condemns PA EQB’s Inaction on Fracking Setbacks

1 week ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Harrisburg, PA – Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) — the body that adopts all of the Department of Environmental Protection’s regulations — tabled a petition filed in October aimed at increasing setback distances between fracking operations and homes, schools, public spaces, and water sources.
MD Legislative Session Concludes with Disappointing Energy Legislation and Unkept Promises

2 weeks ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Yesterday, the legislative session in Annapolis wrapped up by passing the Next Generation Energy Act (NGEA), now on its way to Governor Wes Moore’s desk to be signed into law. The bill looks to incentivize the buildout of nuclear reactors and methane gas plants, as a response to Maryland’s energy concerns. Under the guidelines set out by the NGEA, the Moore administration could begin the process of green lighting energy projects in October 2025.
Advocates Call for More Hearings after FL PSC Schedule Released for FPL Rate Hike

2 weeks ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Tallahassee, FL – Consumer advocates and community leaders are raising the alarm over the Florida Public Service Commission’s (PSC) inadequate hearing schedule for the latest Florida Power & Light (FPL) proposed $9 billion utility rate hike — the largest in U.S. history. With over 12 million Floridians impacted, the current schedule fails to provide sufficient opportunities for public input, undermining the voices of ratepayers in a decision that could significantly impact household budgets.
MD House Committee Passes Bill Declaring Nuclear Is “Clean Energy”

2 weeks ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Annapolis, MD – Late yesterday, a Maryland House Committee passed an amended version of Governor Wes Moore’s energy legislation that seeks to promote nuclear energy as a type of “clean energy”.
Senate Committee Advances MD Bill Promoting Dirty Gas Buildout

4 weeks ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Annapolis, MD — Today, the Maryland Senate Committee voted unanimously to advance HB1035/SB0937, the Next Generation Energy bill. The vote comes nearly a month after over 50 Marylanders joined environmental organizations to denounce the bill, which encourages the buildout of dirty new gas and nuclear power plants, and fast tracks their development in communities already experiencing harm from fossil fuels.
20+ NJ Municipalities Now Support Climate Superfund Act

4 weeks ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Alex Domb

Trenton, NJ — 22 New Jersey municipalities representing over one million New Jersey residents now formally support the New Jersey Climate Superfund Act, a bill that would make the largest fossil fuel companies in the state pay for the damages caused by climate change. Livingston and North Brunswick passed formal resolutions in support of the bill this week, underscoring the rapidly growing drumbeat of support for the bill across the state.
Residents Call on Shapiro, DEP to Regulate Fracking Waste, Shut Down Westmoreland County Landfill

1 month ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Westmoreland County, PA — Thursday, a packed room congregated for a state hearing on the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill (WSL) called on Governor Shapiro and his Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to shut down the site, which has polluted communities with radioactive fracking waste for over a decade.
Allentown Residents Call on Mackenzie’s to Get Lead Out of Water

1 month ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Allentown, PA — Thursday, Allentown residents organized by Food & Water Watch delivered a letter to Representative Ryan Mackenzie, urging him to uphold the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). The rule aims to replace most of the country’s lead water lines in the next decade and lowers the lead level needed to take remediative action from 15 ppb to 10 ppb. A joint resolution filed under the Congressional Review Act was filed last month to overturn the historic ruling.
MD General Assembly Starts Process of ‘Making Polluters Pay’

1 month ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly demonstrated on Monday their commitment to ‘Making Polluters Pay’ by passing a historic bill mandating a comprehensive study of the cumulative financial impact of climate change in Maryland.