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/3mlm6yz7ayu2qIt's just a few days until our virtual conference, Against All Odds – featuring music, poetry, speakers, and so much more! You don’t want to miss this chance to learn and fuel up for the many fights ahead, so get your tickets now: https://fwwat.ch/AAO2611 May 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm6yz7ayu2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlm6ssmobs26We have more polling to prove that AI data centers are unpopular with just 👏 about 👏 EVERYONE 👏 Let’s come together and unite against Big Tech’s efforts to squeeze our communities dry – because we can’t allow a few companies to profit at the expense of our society and future!11 May 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm6ssmobs26https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mllzw7r4qk2yAh-choo! Once you've stocked up on nasal spray, join us in organizing against the fossil fuel industries that cause climate crises and worsen our allergies! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllzw7r4qk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mllwmxlpta2oFrom the safety of individual workers to the climate at large, increased line speeds at slaughterhouses are dangerous at every level. Tell the USDA not to allow these increases: https://fwwat.ch/4c7FaZJ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07052026/meat-processing-line-speeds-climate-problem/11 May 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllwmxlpta2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mllu6e5aks2oThese gas turbines are examples of environmental racism. Thanks to everyone working to hold xAI to account! https://www.mississippifreepress.org/xai-gas-turbines-causing-harm-in-southaven-naacp-argues-in-motion-to-shut-them-down/11 May 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllu6e5aks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mllstxn4322yThe last thing a polluting mega-corporation like Chevron deserves is ANOTHER tax break. Thanks @mollytaft.com! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllstxn4322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mllsh44odg22From our own Mac Beamer: "Because of [Iowa's] water crisis, we're also experiencing cancer and healthcare crisis. And so as our water quality worsens, we're also seeing rural hospitals shut down." https://www.wvik.org/wvik-top-stories/2026-05-08/food-water-watch-protests-miller-meeks-outside-mercyone-genesis-in-davenport11 May 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllsh44odg22https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mllqrpqdyu2eWe simply cannot afford all this expansion of data centers! https://www.commondreams.org/news/data-centers-maryland-electricity11 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllqrpqdyu2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mllissrcg52cPersi Quach, one of our volunteer leaders, designed this banner. We can't wait to show it to you at an action soon! Want to get involved with our efforts to stop data centers? Text FWW to 23321!11 May 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllissrcg52chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlizmaoiir2oSome sweetness this Mother's Day: did you know that Susan Weltman, fiber artist, activist and one of this year's honorees at our Against All Odds benefit, is also the mom of Eric Weltman, our New York Senior Strategist and Organizer? We love when climate activism is a family affair!10 May 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlizmaoiir2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlekun2fcd2hIt's wild to comprehend, but Roundup wants even *more* legal liability. We can't allow that! Tell your reps to pass the No Immunity for Glyphosate Act: https://fwwat.ch/3QkJmhs https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026/05/06/roundup-farming-change-regulation-case08 May 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlekun2fcd2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlefn5vpd22pCarbon capture is risky and ineffective - but it's a cash grab for industry. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlefn5vpd22phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlecq6lq6q23In cities and towns across the country, people are saying NO to data center expansion! https://ithacavoice.org/2026/05/wave-of-municipalities-move-to-ban-data-centers/08 May 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlecq6lq6q23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mleazvlcvc2mFeaturing our own Mac Beamer! "Iowa has some of the dirtiest water in the nation, and because of that we’re one of the only states in the country with rising cancer rates." Iowans deserve better! https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/08/iowans-protest-medicaid-cuts-water-quality-amid-rising-cancer-rates/08 May 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleazvlcvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mle7ektjqe24This is only in Europe. The global death toll from climate change is much higher. The fossil fuel industry has shattered so many lives. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/inequality-extra-deaths-heat-cold-europe-climate08 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle7ektjqe24https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlbvjf6j6c2pBig Oil's entire MO is profiting off of everyone else's suffering. 😡 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbvjf6j6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlbtkx272b22The only ones who benefit from unregulated expansion of data centers are Big Tech CEOs, and they are way too wealthy as it is! Tell your Reps to support @ocasio-cortez.house.gov and @sanders.senate.gov's Data Center Moratorium Act: https://fwwat.ch/3L0SMMO07 May 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbtkx272b22https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlbs2wdwjs26Clean water is a basic necessity and a human right. Solidarity with everyone organizing for the safe and PFAS-free water that we all deserve! https://grist.org/sponsored/rural-north-carolina-fights-back-against-pfas-contamination-ejcan/07 May 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbs2wdwjs26https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlbqlhyb622mThese community members have already learned the hard way about the environmental and health risks of extractive industries. They're ready to fight back against data centers. https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2026-05-05/san-gabriel-valley-residents-rally-protest-data-centers-puente-hills-mall07 May 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbqlhyb622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlbowmeh5d2oThis pipeline will cause "hefty profits for fossil fuel interests and higher customer rates, a hotter planet and habitat destruction." We stand with the people and communities opposing this Enbridge pipeline! https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07052026/duke-energy-north-carolina-enbridge-pipeline-opposition/07 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbowmeh5d2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlbn664cas2pThey already have too much money! They don't need tax breaks! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbn664cas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mlbhefhnpt23The theme of this year's Against All Odds benefit was Illustrating Activism, so we teamed up with Poster House for a make-your-own-protest-poster booth! We're looking forward to seeing these lovely prints out on the streets soon. Photo credit: Michael O'Shea07 May 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbhefhnpt23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3ml7jjpsz6a2hOne of the authors of this study reports that "we can say with confidence that overall [microplastics] are warming agents." Tell the EPA that we need stronger monitoring of microplastics: https://fwwat.ch/4sHKf1Q https://futurism.com/science-energy/microplastics-global-warming06 May 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7jjpsz6a2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3ml7epkv7ys2p"If the U.S. is really going to wean itself off fossil fuels, it needs all these systems to work in concert: More renewables, more batteries, fewer giant toasters." - @mrmattsimon.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7epkv7ys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3ml7cmrhlfi2qThe people of East Whiteland, PA organized hard against the expansion of a data center proposal, and WON! We were so proud to support this fight. Read more: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/05/05/east-whiteland-pa-data-center-developer-withdraws-application-after-fierce-public-opposition/06 May 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7cmrhlfi2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3ml77bnwtqe22This is where we're at: preparing for heat emergencies alongside other disasters. As always, we call for better and more accessible relief for everyone who needs it. https://grist.org/cities/cities-are-rehearsing-for-deadly-heat-will-it-help-when-disaster-comes/06 May 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml77bnwtqe22https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3ml74o4ucs22pBig Oil is only getting more and more desperate to avoid accountability, because they know the facts are not on their side. https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/doj-sues-minnesota-block-climate-lawsuit-oil-companies/819451/#06 May 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74o4ucs22phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3ml73n36efb23We took on a pesticide giant and WON – again! For the second year in a row, our team stopped Bayer’s Cancer Gag Act in Iowa and protected one important way for cancer patients and their families to hold pesticide corporations accountable for harming our health.06 May 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml73n36efb23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3ml732fmwqc2pIt's not an accident that AI data centers are built near already-exploited communities. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml732fmwqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3ml4vnqir3c2uThis is the result of an oligarchy with Big Tech and the fossil fuel industry at the top. 😡 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4vnqir3c2u