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/3mz6y4olfjo2eLet’s fight election scaries by taking action! For this month’s Livable Future Live on November 5, we’ll discuss our post-election plans for winning the safe food, clean water and livable climate we all deserve. Join us: https://fwwat.ch/4hTsmZK31 Oct 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6y4olfjo2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mz4m722ais24This industry makes their priorities painfully clear. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4m722ais24https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mz4ebujmdh2dSolidarity with these climate activists walking out to protest permitting reform! The "Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act" is a dishonest title for a giveaway to the fossil fuel and data center industries, and it cannot be allowed to pass. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/students-tribal-leaders-protest-heinrichs-permitting-bill-saying-it-could-speed-data-centers-and-fossil-fuels/315052430 Oct 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4ebujmdh2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mz4cts2iqa2iThis week in climate crises: people in the drought-prone state of California have to kayak to work. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/california-extreme-weather-high-tides30 Oct 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4cts2iqa2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mz4atxbmtm2aExtractive industries cause compounding damage, which means we have to fight them together. That's why our work for a livable climate includes organizing for a moratorium on AI data centers! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/28/ai-climate-crisis-humanity30 Oct 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4atxbmtm2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mz3xwcpiwk24These water prices have spiked by almost 2/3. Salaries have not. Read more in our report: fwwat.ch/4jHJh3S [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3xwcpiwk24https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mz3wyj3nxl2eCorporate control of water means higher water bills, and when rate hikes become unaffordable, it can force people to make impossible choices between paying for water, food, medicine and other necessities. Check out our new report for more: https://fwwat.ch/4jHJh3S30 Oct 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3wyj3nxl2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myzxt3apzi2zPeople are reasonably suspicious about the lack of transparency around data center expansion, and some localities are banning NDAs between corporations and government officials. What we really need is a national ban on these NDAs! Tell your Reps: https://fwwat.ch/3Vn8cQc https://www.klcc.org/politics-government/2026-10-20/lane-county-commissioners-consider-nda-ban-for-data-centers-and-other-undisclosed-industrial-facilities29 Oct 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzxt3apzi2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myzw65nwws24It's infuriating how these corporations have knowingly harmed people and the planet for decades, and they're still rewarded with tax loopholes and other giveaways. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzw65nwws24https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myzs5xtxmx2zYou might have noticed higher-than-usual water costs in your monthly bills. Our researchers analyzed the costs of the 500 biggest water systems in the country and found that average water bills are increasing faster than incomes and inflation. Watch this conversation to learn more: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/news/2026/10/29/video-water-affordability-facts-behind-the-crisis/29 Oct 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzs5xtxmx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myzqjpkcpq2xWe remember Dolores Huerta, co-founder of @ufw.bsky.social and lifelong advocate for labor and civil rights, immigration justice, feminism and the "social and economic revolution of the farmworkers." We're grateful for her work, and our thoughts are with all who knew and loved her. ¡Sí Se Puede! https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/dolores-huerta-obituary-farmworkers-ufw-california-voting-feminism-strike/29 Oct 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzqjpkcpq2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myznxgjxg22aThank you to Rep. Rashida Tlaib and @repbonnie.bsky.social for introducing the Monitor Microplastics Now Act! We have so much evidence linking microplastics to health concerns, and it's long past time to monitor and regulate these pollutants. https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/reps-tlaib-watson-coleman-introduce-monitor-microplastics-now-act29 Oct 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myznxgjxg22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myzi2bik2c23Literally, even. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzi2bik2c23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myxiw4xmy223From electric bills to our kids' health, the cost is too high. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxiw4xmy223https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myxgv5vlqa2dThis is a gift to the already-too-wealthy fossil fuel industry. The rest of us will pay with our health and the health of the planet. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/trump-biden-era-methane-emissions-rules-oil-gas28 Oct 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxgv5vlqa2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myxeuaywzn2aWhen even Anthropic admits that AI models could pose "catastrophic threats," the need for tough regulation is so obvious https://www.commondreams.org/news/anthropic-ipo28 Oct 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxeuaywzn2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myxbxuniw52dSolidarity with the residents of Vineland, who are standing up for their right to clean air and water! https://whyy.org/articles/vineland-residents-lawsuit-data-center/28 Oct 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxbxuniw52dhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myx7zqbp232dIt's all connected: generative AI can compound already-widespread political disinformation, making climate disasters even more dangerous. This is just one of the reasons why we fight to hold Big Tech accountable! https://grist.org/extreme-weather/extreme-weather-misinformation-ai-social-media-trust-government/28 Oct 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myx7zqbp232dhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myx2e3agok23Tobacco, fossil fuels and now microplastics: these industries have long known exactly how they've harmed us. This is more proof that we need better regulatory oversight, because corporations can't be trusted to monitor themselves. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myx2e3agok23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myuxyqsiu52cHear this recording of a data center? Across the country, people are protesting data centers' noise and pollution - but Big Tech and the fossil fuel industry want to bypass public opinion via a permitting reform bill. Tell your Senators to oppose this bill: https://fwwat.ch/4cmG9p427 Oct 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuxyqsiu52chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myuvvsdcqc25Cool cool cool! Deregulating the gas that "traps about 80 times more heat in the atmosphere in the short term than carbon dioxide" is exactly what we need! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuvvsdcqc25https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myuswvc4cm2cWe're operating under an administration that forces coal plants to stay open even against industry wishes. Is it any wonder that this country's emissions have increased? https://www.npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-6003553/america-oil-gas-coal-climate-change-trump-carbon-emissions27 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuswvc4cm2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myura25rmh23Ask anyone who lived through stretches of 100°+ weather over the summer: cooling systems aren't a luxury anymore. As the fossil fuel industry continues to heat up our planet, access to cooling is part of safe housing. https://grist.org/extreme-heat/as-extreme-heat-worsens-renters-are-gaining-a-right-to-cooling/27 Oct 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myura25rmh23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myupplymzm2cCuts to forecasting make it far more difficult for people to prepare for "a cascade of hazards" this winter. These policy choices threaten our safety. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/trump-cuts-el-nino-noaa27 Oct 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myupplymzm2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myultjd37c2cGreat, more food monopolization, with side histories of price gouging and wage theft! Just what we need! 🙄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myultjd37c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myshne5vok2dPFAS contamination is probably worse than we realize. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myshne5vok2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mysfmkv4i22dWe're starting to think that Anthropic and other huge AI corporations might not be totally trustworthy! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysfmkv4i22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3myscqfujpp2cIndividual Iowans monitor nitrate levels in water because the government has neglected their responsibility to regulate pollution from factory farms. The state's lax approach to permitting costs Iowans their health and is, in the words of our own Tarah Heinzen, "completely untenable." https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25102026/iowa-factory-farms-manure-water-pollution/26 Oct 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3myscqfujpp2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mysar5imog2cIt's beyond insulting for this administration to talk about "health" while they cut SNAP benefits and ignore water contamination. https://civileats.com/2026/10/22/food-access-organizers-see-empty-promises-from-maha/26 Oct 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysar5imog2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mys73zbbow2aThis story from Finland about how Google illegally cleared a quarter million trees to build a data center is a reminder of what we stand to lose if we allow tech companies to build these facilities without regulation – in the U.S. and around the world. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/finland-finns-angry-google-illegal-clear-cutting-trees-data-center/26 Oct 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mys73zbbow2a