Food and Water Watch

1 week ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Fort Myers, FL — Today, local, state, and national nonprofits representing hundreds of thousands of Florida residents sent a letter demanding the Public Service Commission (PSC) reject Florida Power & Light’s (FPL) recent rate hike request, filed at the end of February. The corporate utility is requesting nearly $10 billion in increases, impacting 5.8 million customers beginning in 2026. It is the largest rate hike request in U.S. history.

2 weeks ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

In a pivotal full House vote this morning, Representative Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7) voted to pass a highly controversial federal budget reconciliation bill that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the country’s primary hunger prevention tool for low-income families — by about $300 billion. The huge cuts, along with hundreds of billions more in cuts to Medicaid, are intended to pay for massive tax cuts for corporations and the very wealthiest Americans.

2 weeks ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Washington — Today, more than 100 organizations representing landowners, tribes, environmental advocates, fiscal watchdogs, and community leaders from across the political spectrum sent a letter urging Members of Congress to vote against the budget bill that leaves in place the carbon capture tax credit scam and fast tracks dangerous pipeline projects in communities across the country.

3 weeks ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Washington, DC — Today, nearly 70 public interest, environmental justice, Indigenous, landowner and community groups sent a letter to Commerce Committee leaders urging the Senate to adopt strong, enforceable protections against carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines. No federal safety guidelines exist for CO2 pipelines, despite grave risks. The letter, facilitated by the national environmental organization Food & Water Watch, comes in advance of a key hearing on pipeline safety scheduled for Thursday.

4 weeks ago | foodandwaterwatch.org | Grace DeLallo

Washington — This month, groups representing farmers, ranchers, and landowners across the Midwest launched a new campaign aimed at congressional lawmakers, including those in two midwestern states at the epicenter of the fight over the carbon capture industry, Iowa and South Dakota.