Food & Water Watch fights for the safe food, clean water, and livable climate we all deserve.https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvlbugrzvc2pAccurate data is a key ingredient of accountability. https://grist.org/accountability/americas-air-monitors-are-disappearing-so-is-your-power-to-expose-polluters/15 Sep 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlbugrzvc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvl7dhaut42jThanks to the generosity of donors who invest in our internship program, we had the privilege of working with nine wonderful interns over the summer. They've made powerful contributions to the climate movement, and we can't wait to see what they do next! https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/09/14/young-activists-interns/15 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl7dhaut42jhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvl5uxu2tk2pFeaturing a 25th-anniversary restoration of Erin Brockovich! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl5uxu2tk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvl5nfpcyg2u📣 SAVE THE DATE 📣 We’re proud to partner with One Earth Film Festival to celebrate young environmental filmmakers from around the world! Get your tickets to join us for a virtual Global Awards Celebration on September 27: https://fwwat.ch/oeyfc202615 Sep 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl5nfpcyg2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvl5neeyio2u"The proliferation of data centers powering the AI boom has turned a didactic sector of land use law that only the nerdiest civil servants and real estate lawyers discuss in polite conversation into a battlefield." Add climate activists to that list! 😎 https://san.com/cc/how-local-zoning-laws-could-decide-the-data-center-revolution/15 Sep 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl5neeyio2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvkvv5w3gc2pThe long term health effects of this 'tidal wave,' wrought by tech oligarchs, are frightening to consider. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkvv5w3gc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mviwcl233i2q🚨NOW🚨: The Farm Bill is scheduled for a markup *this week* but the current draft is a gift to Big Ag corporations. It will NOT help us build the fairer and more sustainable food system we need. Tell your Senators to vote NO: https://fwwat.ch/4c2Br1d14 Sep 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviwcl233i2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mviulgtttk2pReducing regulations for polluting data centers is the opposite of protecting the environment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviulgtttk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvinp4745j2c"Bring Your Own Power" is an attempt by the data center industry to greenwash and distract from their fundamentally extractive model. Don't fall for it! https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/09/11/bring-your-own-power-schemes-wont-fix-data-centers/14 Sep 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvinp4745j2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvilj2rpmr2tThe Trump administration has told the MAHA movement that it’s committed to cleaning up PFAS contamination in drinking water, but this news is further proof that all this administration cares about is making it easier for polluters to keep endangering our health 😡 https://apnews.com/article/trump-forever-chemicals-epa-pfas-wastewater-c4e120e3f22bdd3fb8ceed7a0626073814 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvilj2rpmr2thttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvii2felek2pThe numbers of people whose lives have been turned upside down by climate crises continue to grow. Members of Extreme Weather Survivors are supporting each other while organizing for a better future. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/09/11/magazine/extreme-weather-survivors-group-climate-disasters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BFE.9rSi.cK2AaF_oDX9j&smid=nytcore-ios-share14 Sep 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvii2felek2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvifucbfrk2pWe need a moratorium on AI data centers, not this measure that mostly benefits utility shareholders and CEOs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvifucbfrk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvglsdwqg22cIt’s already a slap in the face that Trump’s policies have made grocery prices skyrocket, but his administration’s dismantling of federal food safety agencies makes the food people CAN afford to buy difficult to trust. https://www.axios.com/2026/09/07/food-safety-concerns-grocery-inflation13 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvglsdwqg22chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvg32bu3lx2l“Data center forecasts can drive up electricity costs…by increasing capacity prices and prompting utilities to build new power lines in anticipation of future demand.” But not all of these data centers will be built – and ratepayers will be stuck with the bill! https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/data-centers/questionable-data-center-forecasts-ohio-power-bills13 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg32bu3lx2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mve3di76mj23The AI industry is not all-powerful, and we all have a role to play in organizing for a moratorium on AI data centers! Come learn more at this month’s Livable Future Live on September 16 at 7PM ET: https://fwwat.ch/4xIV59M12 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve3di76mj23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvdklehswe2jThis story of how a Meta data center released bacteria-laden wastewater in Cheyenne, WY is a reminder that we should not only be worried about how much water these facilities are using – but what’s in the water when it’s released back into public systems. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/08/us-datacenters-wastewater-pollution12 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdklehswe2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvb6c5kmd42jSome sorely-needed good news! https://bsky.app/profile/canarymedia.com/post/3mv6m5xntvc2c11 Sep 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb6c5kmd42jhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvb5hdp3uy2jThe fact that the fossil fuel lobby can throw their influence around to try to avoid accountability under these commonsense bills shows why we need to get corporate money out of politics. It's long past time to make polluters pay! https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/03/oil-lobby-tanking-climate-superfund-bills-in-oregon-11-states-despite-public-support-study-finds/11 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb5hdp3uy2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvb3roswhe2mUltimately, this plan for the Scattergood plant would prop up fossil fuel infrastructure in Los Angeles. That's not a climate solution! https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-09-10/la-says-it-will-clean-up-its-biggest-gas-power-plant-environmentalists-arent-buying-it11 Sep 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb3roswhe2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvb2435pmu2uEnvironmental racism compounds histories of redlining and other discriminatory housing practices in the form of higher home insurance premiums in communities of color. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/soaring-insurance-prices-racism-redlining-black-hispanic-homeowners-communities-pay-hight-premiums/11 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb2435pmu2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvasknbobt2nThe movement to take on data centers is growing, and fast! https://bsky.app/profile/joshuabasseches.bsky.social/post/3mv6fppdjis2211 Sep 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvasknbobt2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mvaq3nh45q2jOur Staff Spotlight is back! Today, we're featuring our Managing Director of Public Affairs, Mark Schlosberg. Mark is unstoppable in the fight to take on corporate interests and win safe food, clean water and a livable climate!11 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaq3nh45q2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mv6oo3eqba2uThese are the worst sorts of records to break. 😧 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-5964676/scientists-august-hottest10 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6oo3eqba2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mv6need2lu2tBy not completing a full environmental impact study, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is allowing West River Dairy to generate tens of thousands of greenhouse gas emissions annually. That's why our legal team is taking them to court! https://communitysentinel.media/2026/09/08/dairy-farm-expansion-project-sparks-lawsuit-from-environmental-advocacy-groups/10 Sep 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6need2lu2thttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mv6lcqom7m2uWe're so proud to be a part of the coalition that stopped the Angeles Link hydrogen project. We knew that, contrary to SoCalGas's claims, hydrogen is not a climate solution. We organized, used every tool available to us, and ultimately won! Onwards! https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/09/09/victory-angeles-link-hydrogen-pipelines-defeated/10 Sep 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6lcqom7m2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mv6jne5kjw2jIf we want to protect ourselves from PFAS chemicals and other toxic pesticides, we've got to take on corporate influence on politics. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09092026/industry-interests-spent-big-money-to-stop-california-from-banning-pfas-pesticides/10 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6jne5kjw2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mv6dpm2isk2kVery few people actually support this noisy, expensive and polluting industry. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6dpm2isk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mv6cnbyrlc2kNo one should have to attend school on soil that contains lead, arsenic and other carcinogens. This is a horrifying case of environmental racism. Thanks @1danross.bsky.social for shining a light on this story. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6cnbyrlc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mv4ayvniec2kDon't let Big Ag con you into supporting their legislation! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4ayvniec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mv46pavd532uFood safety is on a lot of people's minds right now. Did you know that Big Ag's overuse of antibiotics can actually lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with sometimes-deadly consequences? Speak out for our health: https://fwwat.ch/4cDUX3k09 Sep 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv46pavd532u